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Grey Pla

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But shoppers spend only $55K a year here, so Grey Pla is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 23% of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · +6 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£55K/yr44K searches / yr
90-day growth
-14.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
26%top-5 click share · 21 brands · 27 sellers

Flapen Score

Grey Pla against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Grey Pla is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Grey Pla market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Grey Pla 44K times last year and spent an estimated £55K. The top 5 brands take 77% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Nov. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

10.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 44K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 10.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -14.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £55K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
44K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-14.2%
Conversion, latest week
10.3%
Market size, estimated
£55Ka year
Peak month
January2.5× the quietest month
Top search term
grey pla17K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.15.

Listings sell for £12.15 on average, from £6.91 to £31.97. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £12.15 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.15under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.91–£31.97
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

92% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 10.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #69 within 3D Printing & Scanning. It carries 2,204 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
92%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
10.4%
Average rank
#69in 3D Printing & Scanning
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,204per listing
Listings tracked
72

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 53 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
53 months

Products

Top Grey Pla products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take only 26% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£1K£2K£3K£4K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

21 rising

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

26%

Top 20: 65%

Open market

19%

  • ELEGOO30%
  • SUNLU21%
  • Deeplee12%
  • 3DHoJor8%
  • eSUN6%
  • TECBEARS4%

Demand

Grey Pla search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

900700Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×

Search terms

Top Grey Pla search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • grey pla17K/yr
  • grey filament6K/yr
  • pla grey5K/yr
  • light grey pla4K/yr
  • grey pla filament5K/yr
  • pla filament grey3K/yr
  • dark grey pla3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Grey Pla

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Print Quality25%−0.21

print quality using this is poor

its destroyed the bed for printing

snags and print issues - you have to constantly free up the filament otherwise eventually it just sticks and ruins a print

Quality-Overall12%+2.93

Poor quality filament that

Absolute trash

Poor quality

Rope/Wire Tangling7%−0.06

Okay fillament had a few annoying tangles though

Full of tangles

This came tangled

Color7%−0.04

inconsistent colour

Not really Grey

a very slightly darker shade

Jamming/Clogging7%−0.05

then I started experiencing clogs

some jamming issues

However this time Ive had constant jams, blocks and snaps

Love

Quality-Overall37%+2.93

Excellent product

Good brand and gives reliable quality

Good quality filament

Print Quality13%−0.21

Solid prints

A good print

print turns out great and great colour

Value For Money10%+0.67

Great blend of price and quality

Good for the price

Great value

Color7%−0.04

Nice colour

Good colour match

Rich grey colour

Material Quality5%+0.38

Good filament no issues at all

Excellent PLA, reel didn't tangle or get caught

Quite nice filament

Return

0.5% Return rate 45% Fixable by listing

Color37%▄▅▄█▇▅

inconsistent colour

Not really Grey

a very slightly darker shade

Print Quality13%▅▆▆▇▁█

print quality using this is poor

its destroyed the bed for printing

snags and print issues - you have to constantly free up the filament otherwise eventually it just sticks and ruins a print

Compatibility-Overall9%█▂▆▃▃▄
Functionality-Overall8%▆█▂▁█▅
Adhesion/Stickiness6%█▁▂▄▂▅

doesn't stick together

doesnt stick to the bed

Still doesnt stick which is a shame

FAQ

Common Grey Pla questions

Answered from the same tracked data.