u2me57
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Got my first Diffractor recently:
UOTE] Congratulations. Nice looking card.
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Got my first Diffractor recently:
UOTE] Congratulations. Nice looking card.
Yep, I have these 4 Thome dupe's. They are patterns 6, 45, 57, and 65.
Here are the 40 Thome patterns I need: 1, 3, 4, 9, 10, 15-17, 19-22, 24-26, 28, 32, 34, 35, 41, 42, 44, 52-54, 58-60, 63, 67, 70, 72, 75, 80, 81, 83, 86, 87, 89, and 90.
Let me know. Thanks!
How SP are the diffractors?
I need 6, 57, and 65.
I have (among others) 9, 10, and 15.
So frustrating seeing 30 Belle patterns on eBay and zero that I need. Ugh.
No, not even thinking about that. If there weren't so many other cards to chance, including new product coming out, then maybe... right now I don't care about that. If they stop putting him in new product, then there might be time and funds for something like that.Condition upgrade?
One of the '98 Tek gurus can weigh in, but my memory from skimming thru this 2 year old thread when I first found this site was that everyone thinks between 5 to 20 diffractors although the true production run is unknown.
They are 1 in 6 packs, so 3 or 4 in every 20 pack box. The fact that '99 and '00 Golds were #'d/10 makes me think probably 10. That would mean there were only 60 of each base card! That math would mean 70 total copies X 90 patterns X 90 players = 567,000 cards = 141,750 packs = 7088 boxes = ~886 cases. I could be wrong though, someone who knows where to find this discussion in this thread could probably set me straight.
So frustrating seeing 30 Belle patterns on eBay and zero that I need. Ugh.
Yea, I know I'm being dramatic but getting the last few patterns is so frustrating. I've said it once and I'll say it again, I'll never get to my goal of 90% of all Albert Belle cards without knocking down more 1998 and 1999 Tek cards... period.It could be worse. I still need 34 patterns and it feels to me like the well has run dry. I rarely see any cards that I need pop up anywhere.
Yea, I know I'm being dramatic but getting the last few patterns is so frustrating. I've said it once and I'll say it again, I'll never get to my goal of 90% of all Albert Belle cards without knocking down more 1998 and 1999 Tek cards... period.
I believe I've looked through all the sites people have mentioned and probably check the major ones (eBay, COMC, sportslot, beckett market place, etc.) on a daily basis to see if new cards have shown up. It's such a project completing this ugh.Have you extinguished all possible outlets for the TEKs? Hit every site everyone has mentioned? Now just waiting for ebay to provide those missing patterns?
Might also need to change the ebay search keywords. Maybe just check Belle Lots and see if theres a Tek sitting in there. Or just look thru TEK Lots, see if people arent bothering naming the players themselves...
Yea, I know I'm being dramatic but getting the last few patterns is so frustrating. I've said it once and I'll say it again, I'll never get to my goal of 90% of all Albert Belle cards without knocking down more 1998 and 1999 Tek cards... period.
It also comes to probably no surprise that I look at eBay probably 10x a day if not more for all the new searches that include the word "Belle" but might need to start just looking for Tek lots and things which don't specifically mention Belle to see if that brings anything else up. Maybe paying closer attention to Belle lots and seeing if Tek cards are in there, etc.
Only four patterns to go........
Wow:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1998-TOPPS-...ON-LOT-NO-DUPLICATES-STARS-NICE-/390882501369
I was in on this, mostly for the Helton Diffractor, but it went way above where I wanted to go. Wonder if the seller had any idea about the 4 Diffractors hiding in there!