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black abs filament

Worth a look

Shows a sweet-spot price point ($27.55 avg), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.

Market size 49Growth 24Conversion 77Competition 53Returns 94Price range 95Avg price 95Brand share 21Review moat 76Quality gap 57

Avg price

Incredible$27.55

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Price range

Incredible$16.21–$50.95

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Returns

Great1.1%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Conversion

Great7.5%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Review moat

Great478.74

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Good4.4★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Competition

Good53%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Market size

Okay$269K

$269K/yr · 130K searches

Growth

Bad-2.5%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Brand share

Bad92%

top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, black abs filament is a $269K/yr Amazon United States market (130K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 92% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 57/100.

Data updated Aug 6, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

black abs filament market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 750–1,000/product
Revenue / yr
$413K–$551K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
7.5%
Avg BSR
#228
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
91%
Out of stock
3.6%
Avg brand age
36 months
Avg seller age
107 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 53% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

9 rising

Sellers

119

Top-5 brand share

92%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

53%

Top 20: 97%

Open market

5%

  • SUNLU36%
  • Polymaker26%
  • BAMBULAB14%
  • Creality12%
  • ELEGOO4%
  • COMTREE3%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 5%)

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 22 weeks — -2.5% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KPrime Day '26Mar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Top black abs filament search terms

  • sunlu abs26K/yr
  • polymaker abs17K/yr
  • black abs filament15K/yr
  • abs filament bundle12K/yr
  • sunlu abs filament9K/yr
  • black abs8K/yr
  • bambu abs filament5K/yr
  • abs filament 1kg5K/yr
  • abs filament black6K/yr
  • bambu abs4K/yr
All search terms

Top black abs filament 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.

0%5%$13K10%$27K15%$40K20%$54K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 23 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about black abs filament

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall30%

“Solid performance and I am looking forward to getting more and in different colors”

Value For Money16%

“Good for money”

Material Quality8%

“Great material”

Adhesion/Stickiness7%

“good adhesion”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As described”

Color5%

“The color looks alright”

Strength5%

“Strong, works well”

Ease Of Use4%

“Easy to use”

Efficiency3%

“Works good”

Durability3%

“the filament seems to hold up super well”

What buyers complain about

Print Quality20%

“Was unable to print with it”

Adhesion/Stickiness19%

“Adhesion problems”

Quality-Overall13%

“Not the cheapest at all”

Ease Of Use7%

“What a hassle”

Strength6%

“Very brittle”

Functionality-Overall5%

“Non of my elegoo printers was able to handle it even with a 0.6 head”

Value For Money5%

“Well so far this filament has cost me way more than it should”

Durability4%

“It breaks in the AMS during the purge every time”

Color3%

“Yellow color is not consistent with previous SUNLU yellow”

Defective Material/Parts2%

“Kept having cosmetic is issues”

Top return reasons

Print Quality14%
Compatibility-Overall12%
Advertised Vs Actual Product10%
Functionality-Overall10%
Material Quality8%
Value For Money8%
Size-Overall8%
Adhesion/Stickiness7%
Defective Material/Parts5%
Color5%

Common questions

Is black abs filament profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $269K/yr across 23 tracked products. 8 of 9 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -2.5%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (57/100).
How competitive is the black abs filament niche?
9 brands and 119 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 53% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 92% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in black abs filament?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Print Quality, Adhesion/Stickiness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 1.1%.
What does it cost to enter the black abs filament niche?
Listings span $16.21–$50.95; the average listing price is $27.55 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 479 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.