The 1998 Topps Tek Thread

[u2me57]

Got these two Teks in today:

Sosa pattern #29
Alou pattern #39

 

[bigunitcards]

My money is on base. The patterns that look like chains or swirls really picks up some interesting light. I wish you the best, but if it is a Diffractor I'll be sick to my stomach. I must have looked at that listing three times.

I concur, I'd put it at 85%.

 

[rinkrat38]

http://www.ebay.comitm131617511070?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

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"95% sure this is a hidden slabbed Griffey diffractor, but the scan is so blurry I can't make out the pattern. For $9.99 and free shipping, I rolled the dice."

What I have been looking at are the two very clear triangles about halfway down the gold border on the right side. They say 'diffractor' to me. Looking at the Christmas lights reflecting off the slab tells me nothing. I'll know in a week or so.

Rich

 

[u2me57]

Got in a nice looking Matt Williams #44 pattern #34 card yesterday for .18 cents plus shipping.. Still looking for these Jim Thome cards. Thanks for looking.

4, 16, 17, 22, 24, 34, 44, 52, 54, 59, 63, 83, 90

 

[rinkrat38]

"95% sure this is a hidden slabbed Griffey diffractor, but the scan is so blurry I can't make out the pattern. For $9.99 and free shipping, I rolled the dice."

What I have been looking at are the two very clear triangles about halfway down the gold border on the right side. They say 'diffractor' to me. Looking at the Christmas lights reflecting off the slab tells me nothing. I'll know in a week or so.Rich

Got the Griffey cards in today. I was wrong. Not a diffractor, but base p. 26 (which I don't need). What threw me off was wide scotch tape across the face of the slab(!), both glue residue from pulled off tape and pieces of tape over the gold border. Not into slabbed cards anyway, but who puts tape on the face of a slab?

Also got in a 1998 Griffey Topps Photo Gallery #PG5 . Slabbed as PSA 8. Who knows why? There is glue gunk on the face of this slab too. Anyone wants it, yours for $2.50 to pay for bubble mailer postage.

Rich

 

[u2me57]

Got my 1st Randy Johnson Tek card in Saturday. Nice card. Only need 8 more players to have 1 of each of the 90 players in the set.

 

[Yanks2151]

Got my 1st Randy Johnson Tek card in Saturday. Nice card. Only need 8 more players to have 1 of each of the 90 players in the set.

Who are the 8 players?

 

[u2me57]

McGwire, Justice, Gwynn, Sheffield, Ripken, Mussina, Piazza, and Mo Vaughn

I'm kind of surprised Justice would be 1 of the last 8. Must be quite a few Justice collectors out there. Is he in a Braves uniform on this card?

 

[MansGame]

Got my 1st Randy Johnson Tek card in Saturday. Nice card. Only need 8 more players to have 1 of each of the 90 players in the set.

What pattern is your Belle? Doubt it is the one I need but of so I would trade you a Belle for a Belle plus cash

 

[brian26]

Same question regarding your Ventura and Konerko

 

[togaman]

My 1998 Topps TEK WANT LIST

McGwire Card # 13 Pat # 13
Clemens Card # 21 Pat # 21
Dunwoody Card # 36 Pat 36
P Martinez Card # 41 Pat # 41
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 (Set # 3) (51/90 so far)
3,4,6,7,8,11,14,16,17,18,23,26,29,30,31,36,37,38,39,45,47,48,50,51,53,56,58,59,60,61,62,
64,65,67,71,72,84,87,90

Same Card #/ pattern # Want List (Set # 4)…..(85/90 so far)
13p13(McGwire), 21p21(Clemens), 51p51(Ripken), 61p61(Glaus), 63p63(Konerko)

Same Card #/ pattern # Want List (Set # 5)......(49/90 so far)
2(Kerry Wood),5(Ivan Rodriguez),6(Frank Thomas),7(Bernie Williams),8(Dante Bichette),9(AROD),13(Mark McGwire),
14(Derek Jeter),15(Nomar Garciaparra),18(David Justice),21(Roger Clemens),23(Tony Gwynn),29(Gary Sheffield),
30(Ken Griffey,Jr),31(Aramis Ramirez),33(Robin Ventura),39(Randy Johnson),41(Pedro Martinez),45(Kenny Lofton),
48(Jeromy Burnitz),49(Adrian Beltre),51(Cal Ripken),52(Jason Kendall),53(Ellis Burks),54(Paul Molitor),55(Moises Alou),57(Barry Larkin),60(Juan Gonzalez),61(Troy Glaus),63(Paul Konerko),64(Edgar Martinez),66(Manny Ramirez),
67(Roberto Alomar), 74(Jeff Bagwell),76(Derrek Lee),78(Mark Grace),81(Jay Buhner),82(Quinton McCracken),
83(AJ Hinch),86(Mike Piazza),90(Ray Lankford)

 

[u2me57]

What pattern is your Belle? Doubt it is the one I need but of so I would trade you a Belle for a Belle plus cash

The Albert Belle's I have are 20, 31, 76

 

[u2me57]

Same question regarding your Ventura and Konerko

Konerko- 18 and 82
Ventura- 40
Thomas- 30, 40, 41

 

[MansGame]

The Albert Belle's I have are 20, 31, 76

Cool. Thanks.

 

[JoshHamilton]

Does anyone have any extra Marlins? I think Kotsay, Dunwoody and Floyd are in the set. I'll never collect all 90 variations, but I'd like to have 9 of each to put in album pages

 

[chippercards.com]

You might want to get them from rinkrat since he could easily do 9x for each player out of his duplicate trove, but if you want them from me I have the following:
(4) #22 Kotsay
(5) #36 Dunwoody
(3) #46 Renteria
(4) #76 Derrek Lee

Would be game for doing all 16 at $11 + the cost of shipping which I think would run $2 so call it $13 for the bunch. PM me if interested. Thanks.

P.S. - there is no Cliff Floyd in the set.

Does anyone have any extra Marlins? I think Kotsay, Dunwoody and Floyd are in the set. I'll never collect all 90 variations, but I'd like to have 9 of each to put in album pages

 

[togaman]

Picked up a same Card# pattern # 56p56 Mondesi for one of 2 more 1998 Topps TEK 90 card sets I am building of same Card #/ Pattern # 98 TEKs. This allows for a sample of all 90 patterns in one set of all 90 players. I believe someone here also had a McCracken 82p82 but never heard back from them. LMK if anyone else here has any extra Pattern # 1 or Same Card # / Pattern# Teks to trade or sell ...

 

[Ashburn Alley]

Starting to work on my Rolen and Schilling sets again. Picked up patterns 22 and 43 for Rolen.

 

[brian26]

Same Card #/ pattern # Want List (Set # 5)......(49/90 so far)
2(Kerry Wood),5(Ivan Rodriguez),6(Frank Thomas),7(Bernie Williams),8(Dante Bichette),9(AROD),13(Mark McGwire),
14(Derek Jeter),15(Nomar Garciaparra),18(David Justice),21(Roger Clemens),23(Tony Gwynn),29(Gary Sheffield),
30(Ken Griffey,Jr),31(Aramis Ramirez),33(Robin Ventura),39(Randy Johnson),41(Pedro Martinez),45(Kenny Lofton),
48(Jeromy Burnitz),49(Adrian Beltre),51(Cal Ripken),52(Jason Kendall),53(Ellis Burks),54(Paul Molitor),55(Moises Alou),57(Barry Larkin),60(Juan Gonzalez),61(Troy Glaus),63(Paul Konerko),64(Edgar Martinez),66(Manny Ramirez),
67(Roberto Alomar), 74(Jeff Bagwell),76(Derrek Lee),78(Mark Grace),81(Jay Buhner),82(Quinton McCracken),
83(AJ Hinch),86(Mike Piazza),90(Ray Lankford)

Hey Toga, I need a Paul Konerko pattern 1. Would you be willing to sell one from your set #5 ?

 

[David K.]

Noticed a few boxes on ebay......one is for $500.00....are theses true prices for an unopen box? Best regards, David