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title: "Grey Pla — $1.8M/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 61/100 · $1.8M/yr market. A failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Aug 2026."
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# **grey pla**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.8%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 92Growth 23Conversion 92Competition 49Returns 96Price range 67Avg price 95Brand share 16Review moat 59Quality gap 53
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.8%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Avg price**
**Incredible****$28.08**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Great****$1.8M**
$1.8M/yr · 570K searches
**Conversion**
**Great****11.3%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Price range**
**Good****$9.68–$135.74**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Review moat**
**Good****1,150.68**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Quality gap**
**Good****4.4★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Competition**
**Okay****55%**
top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
**Growth**
**Bad****-5.0%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
**Brand share**
**Bad****94%**
top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, grey pla is a $1.8M/yr Amazon United States market (570K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 94% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–May–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 61/100.
Data updated Aug 6, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **grey pla market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **60K–80K**
- avg 2,000–2,500/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$1.7M–$2.2M**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **11.3%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#40**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **88%**
- **Out of stock**
- **4.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **36 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **148 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
The top 5 products take 55% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
**Brands**
**7 **▼falling
**Sellers**
**15**
**Top-5 brand share**
**94%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**55%**
Top 20: 93%
**Open market**
**2%**
- ANYCUBIC61% - SUNLU15% - ELEGOO6% - OVERTURE6% - eSUN5% - 3DHoJor4% - Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.0% search growth over the last 90 days.
18K13KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
Peak months: Jan, May, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.5×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/industrial-scientific/grey-pla/trend)
## **Top grey pla search terms**
- **anycubic filament**181K/yr+2.8%1.7% conv. - **grey pla**52K/yr-8.0%11.5% conv. - **gray pla**47K/yr-10.6%11.0% conv. - **anycubic pla**48K/yr+7.4%2.2% conv. - **grey filament**28K/yr+1.7%8.7% conv. - **gray pla filament**27K/yr-8.0%10.5% conv. - **grey pla filament**27K/yr-9.4%11.1% conv. - **gray filament**24K/yr+3.7%9.1% conv. - **pla grey**17K/yr-13.4%8.4% conv. - **anycubic pla filament**22K/yr-31.3%2.2% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/industrial-scientific/grey-pla/search-terms)
## **Top 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%$180K20%$360K30%$540K40%$720K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 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**ANYCUBIC PLA Filament 1.75mm Bundle 3D Printer PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Reusable Spool (2.2 lbs) 2KG Texture Grey+Texture Grey**ANYCUBIC**$22.97**4.5★624 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09X1KC61Z) [4**ANYCUBIC PLA 3D Printer Filament 3D Printing PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Reusable Spool (2.2 lbs) Black**ANYCUBIC**$13.42**4.4★1,342 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0834W2MQN) [5**OVERTURE Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Matte Light Gray**OVERTURE**$16.36**4.4★6,669 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HMJSYDH)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**ANYCUBIC PLA Plus (PLA+) 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Bundle High Toughness 1KG Spool Black White Texture Grey Pink Red Blue Green Orange Yellow Purple 10KG in Total**ANYCUBIC**$135.74**41 rev5mo ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDQRLM5B) [**Soleyin PLA Filament 1.75mm Neatly Wound 3D Printer Filament 1kg Spool (2.2lbs) High-Speed Printing Dimensional Accuracy 0.02mm Strong Toughness No Warping Fit Most FDM 3D Printers Gray**SOLEYIN**$12.79**313 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHWHD4FL) [**ANYCUBIC PETG Filament 1.75mm Bundle 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Reusable Spool 10KG Black + White + Texture Grey + Pink + Red + Blue + Green + Orange + Yellow + Purple**ANYCUBIC**$126.03**1,302 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8QK8C6X) [**ANYCUBIC PLA Filament Refill 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament for Reusable Spools Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Fit with Most Reusable Spools 1KG Texture Grey**ANYCUBIC**$11.78**121 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6735C3W) [**ANYCUBIC PLA Filament Refill 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament for Reusable Spools Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm Fit with Most Reusable Spools 1KG Black**ANYCUBIC**$11.72**132 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F6749TYD)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**SUNLU 3D Printer Filament PLA Plus 1.75mm Grey 4KG**SUNLU**$41.54**4.4★**▲ 180%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5VZ2G39) [**Soleyin PLA Filament 1.75mm Neatly Wound 3D Printer Filament 1kg Spool (2.2lbs) High-Speed Printing Dimensional Accuracy 0.02mm Strong Toughness No Warping Fit Most FDM 3D Printers Gray**SOLEYIN**$12.79**4.5★**▲ 151%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FHWHD4FL) [**ANYCUBIC PLA Plus (PLA+) 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Bundle High Toughness 1KG Spool Black White Texture Grey Pink Red Blue Green Orange Yellow Purple 10KG in Total**ANYCUBIC**$135.74**4.4★**▲ 150%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FDQRLM5B) [**eSUN PLA Basic Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament High Speed PLA for Fast Printing 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) 3D Printing Filament for High Speed 3D Printers Light Grey**eSUN**$11.76**4.2★**▲ 137%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CX14FFB6) [**SUNLU PLA+2.0 3D Printer Filament Grey 1KG**SUNLU**$16.65**4.6★**▲ 50%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DHCTWRFK)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about 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**19%
*“Good deal”*
**Color**14%
*“Good value and accurate color”*
**Material Quality**7%
*“Good Quality PLA”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**5%
*“Works as it should, excellent”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**4%
*“They adhere every time”*
**Efficiency**4%
*“it has always performed well”*
**Compatibility-Overall**3%
*“Runs good on the flashforge series printers I recommend”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“easy to use”*
**Functionality-Overall**2%
*“Filament That Actually Works”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Print Quality**21%
*“but does not print like PLA nor PETG”*
**Color**18%
*“Color is incorrect”*
**Quality-Overall**17%
*“Seems a bit inconsistent in quality”*
**Adhesion/Stickiness**10%
*“Terrible layer adhesion”*
**Value For Money**5%
*“Maybe cheaper,”*
**Durability**4%
*“it fails almost every time”*
**Functionality-Overall**3%
*“doesnt work well”*
**Material Quality**3%
*“For me this material was not consistence with the same settings”*
**Compatibility-Overall**2%
*“It keeps breaking in my CFS and printer”*
**Thickness**1%
*“Inconsistent filament thickness”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Color**32%
**Print Quality**9%
**Value For Money**9%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**8%
**Functionality-Overall**8%
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
**Size-Overall**5%
**Adhesion/Stickiness**5%
**Defective Material/Parts**4%
**Product Condition**4%
## **Common questions**
- **Is grey pla profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $1.8M/yr across 25 tracked products. 1 of 1 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.0%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (61/100).
- **How competitive is the grey pla niche?**
- 7 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 55% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 94% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in grey pla?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Print Quality, Color, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.8%.
- **When does demand for grey pla peak?**
- Demand peaks in Jan–May–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.5× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the grey pla niche?**
- Listings span $9.68–$135.74; the average listing price is $28.08 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,151 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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