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Dec 4, 2008
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Getting ready to clean house a little bit, will plan to post these in the next few days if I don't find any takers here. Prices include shipping. For the big lot, detailed below are card #'s, patterns, and quantities for each player. Would rather not break up for singles if I can avoid it. Thanks! ;)

1998 Tek Diffractors:
#11 Eric Karros Pattern #64 - $18
#42 Derek Bell Pattern #69 - $13
#71 Kevin Brown Pattern #69 - $13

1998 Tek - Lot of 262 cards - $425 (for those counting: 4 dupes, 2x Andruw Jones, 1x Lopez, 1x Erstad)

QtyCard #Player
(1)1Ben Grieve20
(1)2Kerry Wood15
(19)4John Olerud9044757671706463605743242117151211109
(3)5Ivan Rodriguez324382
(1)7Bernie Williams25
(6)8Dante Bichette492946529089
(3)9Alex Rodriguez731421
(6)10Tom Glavine148948812759
(4)11Eric Karros42901375
(4)12Craig Biggio4214918
(1)15Nomar Garciaparra75
(1)17Vladimir Guerrero56
(1)18Dave Justice28
(3)20Jim Edmonds883525
(5)21Roger Clemens73476284
(5)22Mark Kotsay2582761980
(3)24Todd Walker172749
(5)25Tino Martinez463958529
(21)26Andruw Jones25223091017182223303239445266686980887986
(3)27Sandy Alomar526989
(6)28Sammy Sosa71885146764
(3)31Aramis Ramirez294082
(3)32Curt Schilling203581
(1)33Robin Ventura29
(3)34Larry Walker725777
(4)35Darin Erstad3434370
(8)36Todd Dunwoody59727678974812
(2)37Paul O'Neill5827
(4)38Vinny Castilla1023156
(5)40Rafael Palmeiro2537517120
(2)41Pedro Martinez1626
(5)42Derek Bell3350833640
(2)43Carlos Delgado485
(1)44Matt Williams24
(1)45Kenny Lofton26
(3)46Edgar Renteria297735
(1)47Albert Belle77
(6)48Jeromy Burnitz256348391964
(3)49Adrian Beltre284859
(1)52Jason Kendall54
(3)53Ellis Burks108778
(2)54Paul Molitor2782
(3)55Moises Alou424452
(3)56Raul Mondesi628321
(2)58Tony Clark6979
(5)59Travis Lee7832823841
(3)60Juan Gonzalez278532
(7)61Troy Glaus8 (pd)272948526474
(3)62Jose Cruz184764
(1)63Paul Konerko67
(5)65Javy Lopez4946494532
(1)66Manny Ramirez17
(1)68Ken Caminiti2
(5)69Todd Helton817467282
(2)72Tim Salmon7677
(4)73Orlando Hernandez67828751
(4)75Brian Jordan79175181
(4)76Derrek Lee89145937
(7)77Brad Fullmer58314048908466
(8)79Jeff King6052826357484132
(4)82Quinton McCracken5321542
(4)83A.J. Hinch1312382
(2)84Richard Hidalgo8634
(11)85Andres Galarraga77737270554635311987
(2)86Mike Piazza4430
(5)87Mo Vaughn6359407347
(1)90Ray Lankford40
 

George_Calfas

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Aug 22, 2008
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I get excited when I see lists like these since there are lots of cards from minor-common players.....then I get to #90 and there is one or no cards.

FML, will I ever find my last few cards???
 
Dec 4, 2008
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Went ahead and posted the lot on ebay @ the same $425 ask price and it sold almost instantly. Thanks for the discussion, guys! Mostly out of the 98 Tek game for now.
 

RStadlerASU22

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Jan 2, 2013
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Went ahead and posted the lot on ebay @ the same $425 ask price and it sold almost instantly. Thanks for the discussion, guys! Mostly out of the 98 Tek game for now.

Congrats , though surprised. Must have been some highly needed patterns for someone. You can get 3 sets which is basically same amount of cards for close to 1/2 that. Take the $ and enjoy.


Ryan
 

MansGame

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Sep 25, 2009
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Dallas, TX
Congrats , though surprised. Must have been some highly needed patterns for someone. You can get 3 sets which is basically same amount of cards for close to 1/2 that. Take the $ and enjoy.


Ryan
This.

There are two pretty large lots on eBay now but the seller is not communicating for obvious reasons or they would have to message everyone about individual cards. Just a little surprised at the activity around them. I mean it is a total crap shoot that anything worth a sh!t is in those lots.
 

togaman

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Oct 27, 2008
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Houston
Interesting about 263 card TEK lot with most of the stars and unlisted stars cards like Jeter, Garciaparra, Grace, Ripken, Griffey, Thome, Bonds, Mussina, Rolen, Maddux already pulled or missing from lot ..... Why on earth would anyone pay $ 425 for mostly commons and minor stars when the lot is not even close to even one complete 90 card set? No winning bidder is indicated in completed listing so hmmm..
 
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u2me57

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Mar 21, 2014
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This.

There are two pretty large lots on eBay now but the seller is not communicating for obvious reasons or they would have to message everyone about individual cards. Just a little surprised at the activity around them. I mean it is a total crap shoot that anything worth a sh!t is in those lots.

You are right about that. I asked the seller about any Thome cards in the 2 lots but haven't heard back yet. It will be interesting to see what those lots go for.
 

togaman

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Oct 27, 2008
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Houston
It seems mainly the same 3 or 4 guys in bidding wars especially when star cards come up on ebay but then the individual star player collectors like Griffey, Ripken Jeter come out as well. More power to whomever is willing to ante up big on the diffractors...One day maybe Beckett will actually change their monthly 1998 TEK diffractor prices rather than continue to use 5 or 6x base year after year.
 
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MansGame

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Sep 25, 2009
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I don't know how guys who are sitting on piles of diffractors don't think about this being a peak in prices and cash in now. Has to be a bubble, this can't sustain.

For example, if for some godly reason Belle cards got super hot and prices were insanity, I'd consider liquidating.
 

togaman

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Oct 27, 2008
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Houston
Ive thought the same thing with around 300 diffractors in my collection... But in your case Belle cards may actually be harder to find ..
 

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