What is the current price of Tropical Beach?

The current raw market price for Tropical Beach from BW Black Star Promos is $1,500. Source: TCGplayer market price via the Pokémon TCG API.

Is Tropical Beach worth grading?

No — the grading optimizer rates this card SKIP. The grading fee + shipping + eBay sales fee exceeds the gem-premium gain over raw. Sealed beats grading on this one. Math at cardboardassets.com/tools/grading-optimizer/?card=bwp-bw28-tropical-beach.

Where does Tropical Beach rank in BW Black Star Promos?

Tropical Beach is the highest-priced card in BW Black Star Promos (#1 of 101). Browse the full set with movers, grading opportunities, and era benchmark at cardboardassets.com/sets/pokemon/bwp/.

Where can I buy Tropical Beach?

TCGplayer is the highest-liquidity raw-card marketplace. eBay sold-listings filter shows real recent transaction prices (asking prices alone are noise). Both options linked from the card page.

Pokémon · BW Black Star Promos · #BW28 ·Promo

Tropical Beach

Name: Tropical Beach
Brand: BW Black Star Promos
SKU: bwp-bw28-tropical-beach
Price: 1500.00 USD
Availability: InStock

Raw market price

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Set & era context

Set BW Black Star Promos 101 tracked cards · 0 sealed products

Rank in set by raw price #1 of 101 priced cards

Era Unassigned Promo/utility sets don't sit in a benchmark era.

Grading economics

SKIP

−$204

expected net profit · best grader PSA

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Cross-grader pop comparison

Activates with pop data integration. Five graders, side-by-side population counts and gem rates.

PSA

Pop pending

CGC

Pop pending

BGS

Pop pending

SGC

Pop pending

TAG

Pop pending

Price history

Analysis

Analysis by Steven Fiorillo, Fiorillo Media Company. Data-driven from PSA POP Report, eBay sold listings, and live TCGplayer market prices.

Tropical Beach sits in BW Black Star Promos.

Current TCGplayer market sits at $1,500. I don't have granular pop or per-grade comps for this card yet, so the grading thesis stays conservative until commercial pop data lands.

Honestly, the call here gets clearer once we have grader-level pop data. Right now the comp tells you what someone paid, not what a graded copy should fetch. Adjacent exposure: Snivy, Tepig. Both fall in the same era and rarity neighborhood.

Frequently asked questions

Computed from real comps, pop data, era benchmarks, and the grading optimizer. See PSA 10 sold listings on eBay →

What is the current price of Tropical Beach?: The current raw market price for Tropical Beach from BW Black Star Promos is $1,500. Source: TCGplayer market price via the Pokémon TCG API.
Is Tropical Beach worth grading?: No — the grading optimizer rates this card SKIP. The grading fee + shipping + eBay sales fee exceeds the gem-premium gain over raw. Sealed beats grading on this one. Math at cardboardassets.com/tools/grading-optimizer/?card=bwp-bw28-tropical-beach.
Where does Tropical Beach rank in BW Black Star Promos?: Tropical Beach is the highest-priced card in BW Black Star Promos (#1 of 101). Browse the full set with movers, grading opportunities, and era benchmark at cardboardassets.com/sets/pokemon/bwp/.
Where can I buy Tropical Beach?: TCGplayer is the highest-liquidity raw-card marketplace. eBay sold-listings filter shows real recent transaction prices (asking prices alone are noise). Both options linked from the card page.