light grey pla
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.9%), but soft demand (-13.7% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.9%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Conversion
Great10.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Great$16.25avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$11.76–$25.14cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Brand share
Okay75%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Quality gap
Okay4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay62%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Okay2,685.29avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Market size
Okay$106K$106K/yr · 65K searches
Growth
Bad-13.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, light grey pla is a $106K/yr Amazon United States market (65K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 75% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 50/100.
Data updated Aug 6, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
light grey pla market data
- Units sold / yr
- 6K–8K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- $98K–$130K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 10.1%
- Avg BSR
- #75
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 76%
- Out of stock
- 6.9%
- Avg brand age
- 41 months
- Avg seller age
- 171 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 62% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
11 falling
Sellers
16
Top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
62%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
17%
- Toksen3D32%
- OVERTURE13%
- eSUN13%
- 3DHoJor9%
- ANYCUBIC8%
- ELEGOO8%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 17%)
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 23 weeks — -13.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Top light grey pla search terms
- light gray pla16K/yr
- light grey pla16K/yr
- light gray pla filament9K/yr
- light grey pla filament8K/yr
- light grey filament6K/yr
- light gray filament6K/yr
- pla light grey4K/yr
Top light 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 17 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Light Grey PLA Basic 1.75mm 1kg 600mm/s High Speed Fast 3D Printer Filament
Toksen3D$15.394.4★340 rev
OVERTURE Matte PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Matte Light Gray
OVERTURE$16.364.4★6,669 rev
ELEGOO Matte PLA Filament Slate Gray 1KG 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1kg Carboard Spool (2.2lbs) Fits for Most FDM 3D Printers
ELEGOO$17.794.6★3,683 rev
ANYCUBIC PLA 3D Printer Filament 3D Printing PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Reusable Spool (2.2 lbs) Light Grey
ANYCUBIC$20.125.0★7 rev
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$11.764.2★1,526 rev
Newest
by launch date
GIANTARM PLA Filament Matte Light Gray 3D Printer Filament 1.75mm Matte PLA 1KG Spool(2.2lb) Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02 mm 3D Filament for Bambu Lab
GIANTARM$18.89217 rev
ANYCUBIC PLA 3D Printer Filament 3D Printing PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Reusable Spool (2.2 lbs) Light Grey
ANYCUBIC$20.127 rev
Polymaker Panchroma PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Grey
Polymaker$16.179,097 rev
PLA Basic Refill Filament 1.75mm High-Speed Easy to Print Eco Friendly with RFID for Bambu Lab X1 X1C P1S P1P A1 A1 MINI AMS 1KG (2.2lbs) Exclude Spool +/- 0.03mm (Light Grey 10104)
TEWIRROW$25.14132 rev
Light Grey PLA Basic 1.75mm 1kg 600mm/s High Speed Fast 3D Printer Filament
Toksen3D$15.39340 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumPolymaker Panchroma PLA Filament 1.75mm 1kg Grey
Polymaker$16.174.5★
eSUN PLA+ Filament 1.75mm 3D Printer Filament PLA Plus Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03mm 1KG Spool (2.2 LBS) 3D Printing Filament for 3D Printers Silver
eSUN$17.954.5★
ANYCUBIC PLA 3D Printer Filament 3D Printing PLA Filament 1.75mm Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.02mm 1KG Reusable Spool (2.2 lbs) Light Grey
ANYCUBIC$20.125.0★
Light Grey PLA Basic 1.75mm 1kg 600mm/s High Speed Fast 3D Printer Filament
Toksen3D$15.394.4★
3D Printing Filament High-Speed PLA Filament 1.75mm 300mm/s 1kg Cardboard Spool Dimensional Accuracy +/- 0.03 mm Fit Most 3D FDM Printer-Cold White
3DHoJor$12.024.5★
What buyers say about light grey pla
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Excellent quality”
“The colors are beautiful”
“Very reasonable price”
“Good filament”
“Works great”
“running on a anycubic system so compatability shouldnt be a problem”
“Performed well at speed and temperature variations and seemed to have good adhesion to the build plate”
“its pretty sturdy”
“As advertised”
“has been reliable enough that I would buy it again”
What buyers complain about
“Will not print properly”
“Color is much lighter”
“their quality control is slipping”
“Bad features: adhesion is poor despite all precautions”
“All fails”
“Description does not match what you will receive”
“Good cheap filament”
“unfortunately it fails most of the time”
“Maybe cheaper,”
“Definitely have to heat the head to 210C”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is light grey pla profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $106K/yr across 17 tracked products. 0 of 2 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -13.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (50/100).
- How competitive is the light grey pla niche?
- 11 brands and 16 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 62% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 75% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in light grey pla?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Print Quality, Color, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.9%.
- What does it cost to enter the light grey pla niche?
- Listings span $11.76–$25.14; the average listing price is $16.25 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,685 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.