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# **dark grey pla**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.7%), but a small market ($88K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 22Growth 22Conversion 93Competition 49Returns 96Price range 67Avg price 80Brand share 33Review moat 36Quality gap 45
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.7%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Great****11.5%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Avg price**
**Great****$17.07**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Price range**
**Good****$10.92–$23.35**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Competition**
**Okay****55%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Quality gap**
**Okay****4.5★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Review moat**
**Okay****2,949.4**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Brand share**
**Okay****85%**
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 ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **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.
6K4KMar '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/industrial-scientific/dark-grey-pla/trend)
## **Top dark grey pla search terms**
- **dark grey pla**13K/yr-0.6%9.7% conv. - **dark gray pla**11K/yr+0.0%7.7% conv. - **dark grey filament**6K/yr-4.5%8.8% conv. - **dark grey pla filament**5K/yr-14.9%8.7% conv. - **dark gray pla filament**5K/yr-17.8%7.9% conv. - **dark gray filament**5K/yr-8.1%6.8% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/industrial-scientific/dark-grey-pla/search-terms)
## **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.
0%10%$9K20%$18K30%$26K40%$35K1001K10K100K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 20 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**ANYCUBIC PLA 3D Printer Filament 3D Printing PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Spool (2.2 lbs) Texture Grey**ANYCUBIC**$13.23**4.3★2,796 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0834W5L3L) [2**SUNLU PLA 3D Printer Filament Grey 1KG**SUNLU**$17.94**4.4★1,829 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZNHTZ2T) [3**ZIRO 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm PLA Filament Plastic Reel 1kg Dark Gray**ZIRO**$16.90**4.5★2,893 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086JHKZ3L) [4**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**$14.38**4.5★447 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CF1SXM5N) [5**SUNLU High Speed PLA Filament 1.75mm 1KG Grey**SUNLU**$16.77**4.6★2,126 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR1615L7)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **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**$22.10**217 rev6mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GG9VPPYB) [**Polymaker Panchroma PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Dark Grey**Polymaker**$18.94**9,097 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FC22Y5YJ) [**Inland PLA Basics Filament 1.75mm 1kg Spool Dimensional Accuracy 0.02mm Neatly Wound Fits Most FDM 3D Printers (Gray 1 Pack)**INLAND**$13.49**307 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2GPC8Z2) [**SUNLU PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament Grey 1KG**SUNLU**$16.65**2,627 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHCTWRFK) [**Polymaker Panchroma Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Ash Grey**Polymaker**$18.93**1,337 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D7ZWTNVW)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**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**$22.10**4.4★**▲ 118%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GG9VPPYB) [**SUNLU PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament Grey 1KG**SUNLU**$16.65**4.6★**▲ 91%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHCTWRFK) [**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**$16.84**4.6★**▲ 77%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D41Z1P7L) [**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**$14.38**4.5★**▲ 48%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CF1SXM5N) [**Polymaker Panchroma PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Dark Grey**Polymaker**$18.94**4.5★**▲ 46%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FC22Y5YJ)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about dark grey pla**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**28%
*“Overall, it performed exactly like a typical quality PLA should”*
**Value For Money**17%
*“Great deal”*
**Color**11%
*“Color is accurate and consistent”*
**Material Quality**8%
*“Good Quality PLA”*
**Efficiency**7%
*“Works great”*
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
*“Its easy to use its compatible”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“as described”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Easy to use”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**2%
*“Layer adhesion is strong”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“Awesome filament works great every time”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Print Quality**21%
*“you will not get a smooth print like that”*
**Quality-Overall**16%
*“Low quality”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**10%
*“Doesnt adhere as good as bar brand”*
**Color**9%
*“This is NOT GRAY”*
**Functionality-Overall**6%
*“Sunlu Black PLA failed”*
**Material Quality**5%
*“obviously something is off with the material”*
**Durability**5%
*“eventually fail”*
**Value For Money**4%
*“Maybe cheaper,”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“Cant even use it”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“Not AMS compatible”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Color**20%
**Functionality-Overall**13%
**Size-Overall**10%
**Print Quality**9%
**Compatibility-Overall**9%
**Value For Money**8%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**7%
**Product Condition**5%
**Defective Material/Parts**4%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**4%
## **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.
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