dark grey pla
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.7%), but a small market ($88K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.7%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great11.5%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great$17.07avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good$10.92–$23.35cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Competition
Okay55%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay2,949.4avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay85%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Market size
Bad$88K$88K/yr · 45K searches
Growth
Bad-5.8%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, dark grey pla is a $88K/yr Amazon United States market (45K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 85% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Aug 6, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
dark grey pla market data
- Units sold / yr
- 5K–6K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $85K–$102K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 11.5%
- Avg BSR
- #88
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 80%
- Out of stock
- 5.0%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 207 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
10 rising
Sellers
17
Top-5 brand share
85%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
55%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
10%
- ANYCUBIC35%
- SUNLU26%
- Polymaker9%
- ZIRO9%
- INLAND6%
- OVERTURE5%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 10%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 22 weeks — -5.8% search growth over the last 90 days.Top dark grey pla search terms
- dark grey pla13K/yr
- dark gray pla11K/yr
- dark grey filament6K/yr
- dark grey pla filament5K/yr
- dark gray pla filament5K/yr
- dark gray filament5K/yr
Top dark grey 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 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
ANYCUBIC PLA 3D Printer Filament 3D Printing PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Spool (2.2 lbs) Texture Grey
ANYCUBIC$13.234.3★2,796 rev
SUNLU PLA 3D Printer Filament Grey 1KG
SUNLU$17.944.4★1,829 rev
ZIRO 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm PLA Filament Plastic Reel 1kg Dark Gray
ZIRO$16.904.5★2,893 rev
ANYCUBIC PLA Plus (PLA+) 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm High Toughness 3D Printing Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Print with Most FDM 3D Printers 1KG Reusable Spool Texture Gray
ANYCUBIC$14.384.5★447 rev
SUNLU High Speed PLA Filament 1.75mm 1KG Grey
SUNLU$16.774.6★2,126 rev
Newest
by launch date
GIANTARM PLA Filament Matte Dark Gray 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Matte PLA 1KG Spool(2.2lb) Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 3D Filament for Bambu Lab
GIANTARM$22.10217 rev
Polymaker Panchroma PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Dark Grey
Polymaker$18.949,097 rev
Inland PLA Basics Filament 1.75mm 1kg Spool Dimensional Accuracy 0.02mm Neatly Wound Fits Most FDM 3D Printers (Gray 1 Pack)
INLAND$13.49307 rev
SUNLU PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament Grey 1KG
SUNLU$16.652,627 rev
Polymaker Panchroma Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Ash Grey
Polymaker$18.931,337 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumGIANTARM PLA Filament Matte Dark Gray 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Matte PLA 1KG Spool(2.2lb) Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 3D Filament for Bambu Lab
GIANTARM$22.104.4★
SUNLU PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament Grey 1KG
SUNLU$16.654.6★
ELEGOO PLA Filament 1.75mm Space Gray 1KG 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Spool(2.2lbs) Fit Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO$16.844.6★
ANYCUBIC PLA Plus (PLA+) 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm High Toughness 3D Printing Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Print with Most FDM 3D Printers 1KG Reusable Spool Texture Gray
ANYCUBIC$14.384.5★
Polymaker Panchroma PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Dark Grey
Polymaker$18.944.5★
What buyers say about dark grey pla
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Overall, it performed exactly like a typical quality PLA should”
“Great deal”
“Color is accurate and consistent”
“Good Quality PLA”
“Works great”
“Its easy to use its compatible”
“as described”
“Easy to use”
“Layer adhesion is strong”
“Awesome filament works great every time”
What buyers complain about
“you will not get a smooth print like that”
“Low quality”
“Doesnt adhere as good as bar brand”
“This is NOT GRAY”
“Sunlu Black PLA failed”
“obviously something is off with the material”
“eventually fail”
“Maybe cheaper,”
“Cant even use it”
“Not AMS compatible”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is dark grey pla profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $88K/yr across 20 tracked products. 0 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.8%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the dark grey pla niche?
- 10 brands and 17 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 85% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in dark grey pla?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Print Quality, Quality-Overall, Adhesion/Stickiness. The return rate is 0.7%.
- What does it cost to enter the dark grey pla niche?
- Listings span $10.92–$23.35; the average listing price is $17.07 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,949 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.