silver pla
Skip itA small market ($45K/yr) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Returns
Incredible0.5%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Incredible13.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Price range
Good£8.80–£28.04cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Good74%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Avg price
Good£12.29avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay60%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Bad4,338.5avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Growth
Bad-7.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£45K£45K/yr · 28K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, silver pla is a £45K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (28K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 74% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.
Data updated Jul 21, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
silver pla market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £37K–£49K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 13.2%
- Avg BSR
- #59
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 89%
- Out of stock
- 12.0%
- Avg brand age
- 49 months
- Avg seller age
- 268 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 60% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
12 falling
Sellers
17
Top-5 brand share
74%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
60%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
20%
- SUNLU25%
- ELEGOO22%
- eSUN13%
- TECBEARS8%
- NEOTRY7%
- ERYONE7%
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 11 weeks — -7.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Top silver pla search terms
- silver pla16K/yr
- silver filament6K/yr
- pla silver3K/yr
- silver pla filament4K/yr
Top silver pla products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 18 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
SUNLU Silk PLA+ Filament Shiny Metallic Silk 3D Filament 1.75mm High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament 1KG Spool Silver
SUNLU£12.824.6★4,101 rev
ELEGOO Silk PLA Filament 1.75mm Silver 1KG Shiny 3D Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) 3D Printing Filament Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO£12.184.5★1,227 rev
eSUN PLA Filament 1.75mm PLA Basic Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.05mm 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) Speedy Filament for 3D Printers Silver
eSUN£9.324.3★9,723 rev
TECBEARS Silk PLA Filament 1.75mm Silver 1KG Shiny Surface 3D Printer Filament High Gloss Silk Finish Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg (2.2lbs) Spool for Smooth 3D Printing
TECBEARS£11.444.5★1,299 rev
NEOTRY Silk Silver 3D Printer Filament PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Metal Silver Filament 3D Printing Materials for Most FDM 3D Printer 3D Filament 1.75mm +/- 0.02 3D Printer Filament Silk Silver PLA
NEOTRY£11.104.5★59 rev
Newest
by launch dateNEOTRY Silk Silver 3D Printer Filament PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Metal Silver Filament 3D Printing Materials for Most FDM 3D Printer 3D Filament 1.75mm +/- 0.02 3D Printer Filament Silk Silver PLA
NEOTRY£11.1059 rev
GEEETECHPLA Filament 1.75mm Silk 3D Printer PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg per Spool Silk Silver
GEEETECH£12.852 rev
SUNLU 4KG Silk PLA Filament Refill Bundle 1000g Silk PLA Plus Refill 4 Packs No-Spool 3D Printer Silk Filament 1.75mm for Reusable Spools Compatible with Bambu Lab 3D Printers 1KG/Roll Silk Silver
SUNLU£28.0438 rev
SUNLU Silk PLA+ Filament Shiny Metallic Silk 3D Filament 1.75mm High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament 1KG Spool Silver
SUNLU£12.824,101 rev
TECBEARS Silk PLA Filament 1.75mm Silver 1KG Shiny Surface 3D Printer Filament High Gloss Silk Finish Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg (2.2lbs) Spool for Smooth 3D Printing
TECBEARS£11.441,299 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumNEOTRY Silk Silver 3D Printer Filament PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Metal Silver Filament 3D Printing Materials for Most FDM 3D Printer 3D Filament 1.75mm +/- 0.02 3D Printer Filament Silk Silver PLA
NEOTRY£11.104.5★
GEEETECHPLA Filament 1.75mm Silk 3D Printer PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg per Spool Silk Silver
GEEETECH£12.855.0★
ZIRO PLA Metal Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament PLA PRO Metal Copper 1.75 1kg(2.2lbs) Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03mm Silver
ZIRO£10.494.3★
SUNLU Silk PLA+ Filament Shiny Metallic Silk 3D Filament 1.75mm High Strength PLA Plus 3D Printer Filament 1KG Spool Silver
SUNLU£12.824.6★
SUNLU 4KG Silk PLA Filament Refill Bundle 1000g Silk PLA Plus Refill 4 Packs No-Spool 3D Printer Silk Filament 1.75mm for Reusable Spools Compatible with Bambu Lab 3D Printers 1KG/Roll Silk Silver
SUNLU£28.044.3★
What buyers say about silver pla
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Lovely colour”
“great prints straight out of the box”
“This is a nice quality filament”
“Great filament and a really good price”
“Easy to use”
“adhered to the build plate perfectly”
“Cleaned the plate with alcohol”
“provided a lovely sheen / glow”
“No string tangles”
“Nice Filament”
What buyers complain about
“Over half way through a print for it to stop printing”
“the low price really translates to poor quality”
“Its not shiny”
“A lot of problems with plate adhesion”
“Jammed”
“after numerous attempts I gave up”
“Two prints failed due to this now”
“This filament is not what I would call Sylvia its grey”
“I was expecting something with a more/better metallic effect”
“very brittle”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is silver pla profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £45K/yr across 18 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -7.8%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
- How competitive is the silver pla niche?
- 12 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 60% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 74% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in silver pla?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Print Quality, Quality-Overall, Brightness/Shine/Glow. The return rate is 0.5%.
- What does it cost to enter the silver pla niche?
- Listings span £8.80–£28.04; the average listing price is £12.29 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 4,339 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.