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RustyGreerFan

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Mark Grace Pattern 44

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Picked this up on beckett for under $4. He knew it was a Diffractor...

Craig Biggio Pattern 75

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RustyGreerFan

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[MENTION=2322]jeffv96masters[/MENTION] why do you believe the Diffractors are pre-production? They don't appear to have a couple of the hallmarks of pre-production cards.
 

Ripkenfan126

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My recent big purchase! 24 different Ripken Diffractors! Weren’t cheap but hard to find that many together!
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chris19978

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Got this today the non Diffractor is a dupe so I would trade or sell it it's number 56. But I am glad to of gotten my second Diffractor at a cheap price which I could actually make money on it. As this came in a lot.

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togaman

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My updated 1998 Topps TEK want list (20 year anniversary in 2018 for 1998 Topps TEK)

Looking for a few condition upgrades and some Same Card #/Pattern # cards for a 90 card set of those I am close to completing

I'm looking to buy or trade for any on list in mint or near mint condition with no scratches, water marks, dots, peeling of the edges of the silver ovals which contain the card #and pattern # on the back and no misalignment of he card # and pattern# within that silver oval. My completed 8100 Master set is mint to near mint with only a handful below that are in solid shape with a minor dot or two blemish. The 1998 Tek cards scratch easily. For me I have found pattern # 36 particularly susceptible to scratches.

My 1998 Topps TEK WANT LIST (as of January 1, 2018)

My 1998 TEK Want List (Must Be Mint or Near Mint)

Ivan Rodriguez...Card # 5 Pat # 47
Dante 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
Todd Dunwoody...Card # 36 Pat # 36
Paul O' Neill..........Card # 37 Pat # 24
Randy Johnson......Card # 39 Pat #s 11,21,27
Albert Belle...........Card # 47 Pat # 36
Jeromy Burnitz......Card # 48 Pat # 36
Ellis Burks.............Card # 53 Pat # 25
Paul Konerko........Card # 63 Pat # 8
Knoblauch............Card # 70 Pat # 36
Kevin Brown.........Card # 71 Pat # 36
Jeff Bagwell..........Card # 74 Pat # 78
Mike Mussina........Card # 85 Pat # 35
Ray 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)
32 to go out of 90 to complete set
1,3,6,7,9,10,13,14,15,16,17,23,26,27,39,43,44,45,47,50,51,56,57,60,61,66,67,74,78,80,85,87

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

My 1998 TEK Want List (Must Be Mint or Near Mint)

Ivan Rodriguez...Card # 5 Pat # 47
Dante 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
Todd Dunwoody...Card # 36 Pat # 36
Paul O' Neill..........Card # 37 Pat # 24
Randy Johnson......Card # 39 Pat #s 11,21,27
Albert Belle...........Card # 47 Pat # 36
Jeromy Burnitz......Card # 48 Pat # 36
Ellis Burks.............Card # 53 Pat # 25
Paul Konerko........Card # 63 Pat # 8
Knoblauch............Card # 70 Pat # 36
Kevin Brown.........Card # 71 Pat # 36
Jeff Bagwell..........Card # 74 Pat # 78
Mike Mussina........Carl # 85 Pat # 35

Pattern # 1 Want List (Set # 3) (77/90 so far)
4p1(John Olerud), 7p1(Bernie Williams), 8p1(Dante Bichette), 11p1(Eric Karros), 37p1(Paul O'Neill),
45p1(Kenny Lofton), 50p1(Greg Maddux), 51p1(Ken Griffey Jr ), 56p1(Raul Mondesi), 58p1(Tony Clark),
60p1(Juan Gonzalez), 62p1(Jose Cruz, Jr), 67p1(Roberto Alomar)

Same Card #/ Pattern # Want List (Set # 3)…..(86/90 so far)
13p13(Mark McGwire), 21p21(Roger Clemens), 51p51(Cal Ripken, Jr), 63p63(Paul Konerko)

1998 Topps TEK Same Card #/ Pattern # Want List (Set # 4)….(68/90 so far)
2p2(Kerry Wood), 7p7(Bernie Williams, 9p9(Alex Rodriguez), 13p13(Mark McGwire), 14p14(Derek Jeter),
15p15(Nomar Garciaparra, 21p21(Clemens), 23p23(Tony Gwynn), 27p27(Sandy Alomar), 30p30(Ken Griffey, Jr), 33p33(Ventura), 39p39(Randy Johnson), 41p41(Pedro Martinez), 49p49(Beltre), 51p51(Cal Ripken, Jr),
55p55(Moises Alou), 63p63(Paul Konerko), 64p64(Edgar Martinez), 66p66(Manny Ramirez), 67p67(Roberto Alomar), 78p78(Mark Grace), 90p90(Ray Lankford-2)

1998 Topps TEK Pattern # 1 dupes
16(2),19,20(Jim Edmonds),27,32(Schilling),40(Rafael Palmeiro-2),44(2),47,49(Adrian Beltre),66(Manny Ramirez),73,75,82(2),83(3)

Same Card # /Pattern # Dupes
8(Dante Bichette),17(Vladamir Guerrero), 22(Mark Kotsay), 37(Paul O’Neill-2), 59(Travis Lee)


Over 1450 dupe 1998 TEK to trade (Dupe list furnished upon request via email at [email protected])
 
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rinkrat38

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Epic Find, congrats!

Any price for 14 diffractors is a great deal

Chris, don't know about that, but if anyone is interested in Adrian Beltre diffractors, a Beltre collector from Pasadena, California. Lucky Blake, is offering 13 or 14 Beltre diffractors on eBay. Price is high, but I made him an offer and picked up the seven other of his Beltre diffractors that I needed for my collection. Will put me at 50 Beltre patterns when received. Don't be scared off by his asking price, make him a reasonable offer.

Rich
 

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