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Dec 4, 2008
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Haha, seriously. It's like a bunch of drug addicts dreaming of a long-lost fix! Lots of love fellow tek lovers, but he rang your collective Belles good. ;)
 

u2me57

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I just got in a huge lot of 1998 Tek cards including about 100 diffractors across nearly all players. Local shop liquidating and got SUPER lucky :)

That said, I am ONLY trading. Also, you will need to find one of the Belle cards that I do not currently own. Good luck, I only own ~90% of all Belle cards that exist :) Send those PMs!!!

Congratulations on the huge Tek lot!
 
Dec 4, 2008
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Nicely done! Sorry I made you pay more than you otherwise would - that lot could have sold cheaper. Hope you find lots of gems buried in there!
 

ckurdelski

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Jul 4, 2012
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Thanks for the warm reception :)

Would love to help others fill in their Tek holes, as I know the pain myself. Was able to help one collector do so.

Apologies to those that I've disappointed. Just because a deal isn't there now doesn't rule out a deal in the future. Chris
 

Will Style 13

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Feb 9, 2012
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Nicely done! Sorry I made you pay more than you otherwise would - that lot could have sold cheaper. Hope you find lots of gems buried in there!

Thanks! I'm hoping where there is smoke there might be fire. I picked up the other box he had with Mussina and Palmeiro. We'll see. It was a roll of the dice.
 

tidel144

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Jan 30, 2014
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The 1998 Topps TEK diffractor insanity continues with the 3 Griffeys (one a diffractor) going for $177.50..

Griffey Diffractors have routinely sold (on- and offline) in the $150 - $200 price range over the past 3 years; I think this is more of a norm than a trend.
 

RustyGreerFan

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Jun 10, 2010
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Griffey Diffractors have routinely sold (on- and offline) in the $150 - $200 price range over the past 3 years; I think this is more of a norm than a trend.

Wow, really? I thought it was more like $100. I usually chuckle at togaman about saying prices are too high, but he might be right on this one. Zounds! :)
 

tidel144

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Wow, really? I thought it was more like $100. I usually chuckle at togaman about saying prices are too high, but he might be right on this one. Zounds! :)
I wish $100 were the norm! Even with the reasonable estimated print run, seems like a classic case of popularity/demand of the set and player keeping Griffey's prices high.
 

togaman

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Wow, really? I thought it was more like $100. I usually chuckle at togaman about saying prices are too high, but he might be right on this one. Zounds! :)

Too high for ME... I'm a thrifty collector (most of the time except when its down to that last one or two to finish a set) ...lol... for me the fun is getting one cheap not the bragging rights to how much I paid for one. .
 

Joey_peapod

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If you haven't taken note, all rare Griffeys have had a steady up arrow since 2011. This year they practically doubled over last year. I think Griffey is the Michael Jordan of 90s baseball players
 

Will Style 13

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Thanks! I'm hoping where there is smoke there might be fire. I picked up the other box he had with Mussina and Palmeiro. We'll see. It was a roll of the dice.

So there was a Brady Diffractor in there pattern 75 which I did not have. YEAH! There was one Brady base pattern 57 not one I needed. Thought I was going to take a bath on the lot until a low numbered Will Clark card popped out. Might recoup cost.
 

RStadlerASU22

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So there was a Brady Diffractor in there pattern 75 which I did not have. YEAH! There was one Brady base pattern 57 not one I needed. Thought I was going to take a bath on the lot until a low numbered Will Clark card popped out. Might recoup cost.

And that Clark would be... PM me if you can.

Ryan
 
Dec 4, 2008
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Well played on that dumpster diving! It was definitely not a gimme, glad that it will work out for you.


So there was a Brady Diffractor in there pattern 75 which I did not have. YEAH! There was one Brady base pattern 57 not one I needed. Thought I was going to take a bath on the lot until a low numbered Will Clark card popped out. Might recoup cost.
 

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