The 1998 Topps Tek Thread

[George_Calfas]

I have needed these 5 for a year. I found one card all of last year.

Ray Lankford Needs:
45, 65, 77, 79, 83

 

[bigunitcards]

makes you want to start another side chase of your guy since you see all these doubles popping up but I haven't made that decision yet LOL!

I did this...sitting on 110 dupes of 68 patterns. Was able to trade 2 for 1 back in August when I was down to needing 3 so the purpose of the dupes worked out. I'd gladly trade 110 for 1 at this point.

 

[u2me57]

I have needed these 5 for a year. I found one card all of last year.

Ray Lankford Needs:
45, 65, 77, 79, 83

Looks like several of us need card #83 to finish our sets. I think Don Apland needs 2 #83 's to finish his 8100 card set. And he's only about 39 cards away from finishing it. Good luck George on finishing the Lankford set!

 

[togaman]

Here is current Condition Upgrade Want List. Must be mint with no water marks, no black dots, scratches, no holes when you hold it to light, and no peeling of silver oval edges or misalignment of the card # pattern # within those silver ovals on back.

Updated 2/18/16

My 1998 Topps TEK WANT LIST

McGwire Card # 13 Pat # 13
Clemens Card # 21 Pat # 21
Dunwoody Card # 36 Pat 36
Ripken Card # 51 Pat # 51
Glaus Card # 61 Pat # 61
Konerko Card # 63 Pat # 63
Mussina Card # 80 Pat # 35
AJ Hinch Card # 83 Pat #56 (Replace)
Lankford Card # 90 Pat # 90 ------------------(need 2)

1998 Topps TEK Diffractor want list (Set # 2)...14 to go out of 90 to complete set
9,13,14,16,30,51,57,61,66,67,74,78,80,85

1998 Topps TEK Diffractor want list (Set # 3)…35 to go out of 90 to complete set
1,3,6,7,9,10,13,14,15,16,17,23,26,27,30,34,36,39,43,44,45,47,50,51,56,57,60,61,66,67,74,78,80,85,87

My only dupe 1998 TEK Diffractor to trade (for Diffractors only) is Dunwoody Card 36 Pat # 63

My 1998 TEK Condition Upgrade Want List

Ivan Rodriguez....Card # 5 Pat # 47
D Bichette…….…… Card # 8 Pat # 36
Derek Jeter........Card # 14 Pat # 44
Brady Anderson..Card # 16 Pat # 34
David Justice......Card # 18 Pat # 25
Chipper Jones.....Card # 19 Pat # 28
Tino Martinez......Card # 25 Pat # 38
Curt Schilling......Card # 32 Pat # 7
T Dunwoody.......Card # 36 Pat # 36
Paul O' Neill........Card # 37 Pat # 24
Randy Johnson....Card # 39 Pat # 11,21,27
Albert Belle.........Card # 47 Pat # 36
Jeromy Burnitz....Card # 48 Pat # 21,36
Jason Kendall......Card # 52 Pat # 15
Ellis Burks..........Card # 53 Pat # 25
Barry Larkin.......Card # 57 Pat # 28
Paul Konerko......Card # 63 Pat # 8
Javy Lopez.........Card # 65 Pat # 31
Knoblauch..........Card # 70 Pat # 36
Kevin Brown.......Card # 71 Pat # 36
Jeff Bagwell........Card # 74 Pat # 78
AJ Hinch.............Card # 83 Pat # 56
Jim Thome..........Card # 89 Pat # 46

Pattern # 1 Want List (51/90 so far)
3,4,6,7,8,11,14,16,17,18,23,26,29,30,31,36,37,38,39,45,48,50,51,53,56,58,59,60,61,62,
64,65,67,71,72,84,87,90

Same Card #/ Pattern # Want List …..(85/90 so far)
13p13(McGwire), 21p21(Clemens), 51p51(Ripken), 61p61(Glaus), 63p63(Konerko)

Same Card #/ Pattern # Want List .....(48/90 so far)
2,5,6,7,8,9,13,14,15,18,21,23,27,29,30,31,33,39,41,45,48,49,51,52,53,54,55,57,60,61,63,64,65,66,67,
74,76,78,81,83,86,90

 

[Will Style 13]

Looks like several of us need card #83 to finish our sets. I think Don Apland needs 2 #83 's to finish his 8100 card set. And he's only about 39 cards away from finishing it. Good luck George on finishing the Lankford set!

I also still need pattern 83.

Brady Anderson tek needs

39,54,62,80,83

 

[brian26]

Interesting. I need 83 for my Konerko set.

 

[MetalAndy]

I also need 83 for Burks as well. Weird.

 

[MansGame]

I don't need P83 for Belle

 

[togaman]

Pattern # 83 was one of my favorite pattern designs for 1998 TEK. The effect was like banks of baseball stadium lights.
..and no... I did not do a separate pattern # 83 set... just the pattern # 1s and Same card #/Pattern # 98 TEK cards

 

[u2me57]

I don't need P83 for Belle

You just need pattern #2 to complete your Belle set, right?

 

[MansGame]

You just need pattern #2 to complete your Belle set, right?

Yup. Might never show up but at least I have 89 of the 90

 

[chippercards.com]

Somebody else had a great pickup tonight too: 11 Diffractors for $40

http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-Set-Of-11...364948?hash=item1a0d7bc554:g:yZYAAOSwFMZWsriP

 

[athletics07]

Somebody else had a great pickup tonight too: 11 Diffractors for $40

http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-Set-Of-11-Topps-Tek-1998-Baseball-Cards-/111895364948?hash=item1a0d7bc554:g:yZYAAOSwFMZWsriP

Yowza!

 

[brian26]

Somebody else had a great pickup tonight too: 11 Diffractors for $40

http://www.ebay.com/itm/A-Set-Of-11-Topps-Tek-1998-Baseball-Cards-/111895364948?hash=item1a0d7bc554:g:yZYAAOSwFMZWsriP

Looks like only six diffractors of the 11, so still a nice deal with the Bernie.

Does that Ventura card look like Pattern 75?

 

[chippercards.com]

Actually, if you look closely, pretty certain that all 11 have that magical, mythical glint to them. Best to look in the yellow "O Ring" for the glint. It's there. Say, this is the new version of the eye test!

 

[Yanks2151]

Ouch.....Bernie was in there too. I just want one diffractor of his.

 

[togaman]

Nice to get a condition upgrade card in from COMC that is about as close to MINT as one can get with the Salmon 72 Pat# 30 in mailbox today.

 

[MansGame]

First time in maybe more than two years that I've added a Belle diffractor but finally landed one. Pattern 42 and was mislabeled on eBay.



16th different diffractor, 17th overall.

 

[RStadlerASU22]

First time in maybe more than two years that I've added a Belle diffractor but finally landed one. Pattern 42 and was mislabeled on eBay.

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16th different diffractor, 17th overall.

Very nice!

Ryan

 

[togaman]

First time in maybe more than two years that I've added a Belle diffractor but finally landed one. Pattern 42 and was mislabeled on eBay.

View attachment 59409

16th different diffractor, 17th overall.

Congrats on that. Picked up a Palmeiro (4th Raffy Diffractor)

Ooops...correction make that 5th Palmeiro as I just found a pattern # 27 Palmeiro diffractor in my box of TEK dupes stuck to the back of a regular Palmeiro card.

Its not a dupe as my only diffractor dupe is Dunwoody 36p63 which is odd because at one time I had 3 of that one specific diffractor and it was my only dupe diffractor. So since RR has one we know there are at least 4 of 36p63.