The 1998 Topps Tek Thread

[MansGame]

From Chipper's Wikipedia page:

"Jones met his first wife, Karin Fulford,[SUP][99][/SUP] while he was playing with the Braves class A affiliate in Macon, Georgia. The couple married in 1992 and later divorced after it was revealed that Jones had had an 18-month extramarital affair with a Hooters waitress which produced a son, Matthew, born in 1997.[SUP][100][/SUP][SUP][101][/SUP]"

Wow, damn, that's nuts. Feel bad for the kid to have that linked to your name or whatever. Kid is a teenager obviously now.

 

[RustyGreerFan]

Juan's only knock is steroids. Chipper banged a Hooters waitress behind his wife's back and had a kid w/her. Lesser of two evils I guess.

One has something to do with baseball, and the other has nothing to do with baseball. Let's just all agree to collect Jeter

 

[u2me57]

Or Thome

 

[MansGame]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291202099884

Have people lost their minds? You know both packs are zeros other than base. Even if you thought they were the last packs from the depleted box, $30?! Pleaseeee lol

 

[Fandruw25]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/291202099884

Have people lost their minds? You know both packs are zeros other than base. Even if you thought they were the last packs from the depleted box, $30?! Pleaseeee lol

They have been listed for months. I think the Randy Johnson Collector bought a pack for 1998 but hit base only.

 

[MansGame]

They have been listed for months. I think the Randy Johnson Collector bought a pack for 1998 but hit base only.

I just don't get it. Clearly when you open a box of this stuff, you know what your "hits" will be and usually you will get all your "hits" before the box is empty... I'm not saying this is what this person is doing but IMO that is what this is. I mean good for whoever buys and gets but I'm 99% sure nothing but base are in there, so hope they get one of the four Belle patterns I need and they can get $5 for it off me, which is probably 5x the value :lol:

 

[u2me57]

Thanks to Togaman I'm now down to needing only 36 more Thome Teks. Thanks Carl!

Thome Tek pattern needs- 3,4, 9*, 10*, 15*, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24-26, 28, 32, 34, 35, 41, 42, 44, 52-54, 58-60, 63, 70, 72, 75, 80, 81, 83, 87, 89, 90.

*= incoming from DeliciousBacon

Anybody ever think about what their last pattern number to get will be? With Thome I'm thinking it will be 25 or 90.

 

[shadowking86]

I am also here to thank togaman. He sent me two more, so I am down to needing 30 more.

Here is my needs list:
6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 34, 40, 41, 47, 51, 53, 54, 55, 63, 66, 70, 71, 78, 83, 84, 86, 87, 88.

63 should be coming in soon, I hope. It's a long story.

 

[MansGame]

Derek Bell diffractors, whoa

http://www.ebay.com/itm/361006467147

 

[brian26]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEREK-BELL-...1003204961?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item540d77c161

And here are 73 regular patterns. Wow.

 

[rinkrat38]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DEREK-BELL-...1003204961?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item540d77c161

And here are 73 regular patterns. Wow.

This seller (a major Orioles dealer/collector) listed 20 Bell diffractors last Saturday, but listed them along with the base cards as 1999 cards. I picked up the 10 diffractors that I needed and clued him in about the year. He relisted the remainder, but stuck with the "diffractions" stuff. I have about ten extras of the missing cards from his base set which I believe is actually 74 cards if anyone here picks up the lot.

 

[brian26]

This seller (a major Orioles dealer/collector) listed 20 Bell diffractors last Saturday, but listed them along with the base cards as 1999 cards. I picked up the 10 diffractors that I needed and clued him in about the year. He relisted the remainder, but stuck with the "diffractions" stuff. I have about ten extras of the missing cards from his base set which I believe is actually 74 cards if anyone here picks up the lot.

Great eye, and congrats on picking up those diffractors for your set. Nice score indeed.

Meanwhile, I grabbed an extra Ventura in the mail today...down to needing 19....78.9% done.

 

[Yanks2151]

Thanks to Togaman I'm now down to needing only 36 more Thome Teks. Thanks Carl!

Thome Tek pattern needs- 3,4, 9*, 10*, 15*, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24-26, 28, 32, 34, 35, 41, 42, 44, 52-54, 58-60, 63, 70, 72, 75, 80, 81, 83, 87, 89, 90.

*= incoming from DeliciousBacon

Anybody ever think about what their last pattern number to get will be? With Thome I'm thinking it will be 25 or 90.

I needed pattern #81 to complete my first Tek base run of O'neill. It took me 15 years to complete and when I tracked patern #81 down ironically I located two more #81 for my second set and a spare. Now I'm only 5 away from my second base set. Need these:

14, 44, 69, 72, 90

 

[u2me57]

I needed pattern #81 to complete my first Tek base run of O'neill. It took me 15 years to complete and when I tracked patern #81 down ironically I located two more #81 for my second set and a spare. Now I'm only 5 away from my second base set. Need these:

14, 44, 69, 72, 90

One of the O'Neill's you need is on Sportlots.

 

[u2me57]

Bacon- I mailed out Thome Teks 6, 57, and 65 on Monday. Can't wait to get Thome Tek's 9, 10, and 15. Thanks for the trade!

Bacon- Wanted to know if you had recieved the 3 Thome Tek cards I sent you. I still haven't received the 3 Thome Tek cards you sent me. Let me know. Thanks.

Gary

 

[GoGoGadget]

Decided to go through some cards i had collected when i was younger, havent gone through them in about ten years. I do believe i stumbled upon a Griffey Jr. Diffractor. Judging from comments on this thread it is a rare card. I have been thinking about re-joining the hobby, haven't yet decided what the Griffey diffractors fate will be,
as of yet.

 

[RustyGreerFan]

Decided to go through some cards i had collected when i was younger, havent gone through them in about ten years. I do believe i stumbled upon a Griffey Jr. Diffractor. Judging from comments on this thread it is a rare card. I have been thinking about re-joining the hobby, haven't yet decided what the Griffey diffractors fate will be, as of yet.

We'd need to see a pic or scan to help you determine if it is a Diffractor. The two recent auctions sold for $112ish, but Fandruw hasn't sold his at $100. But there's your ballpark.

 

[mr cub 1938]

Do you have Mussina Diffractor or #18 Justice P-1

 

[u2me57]

Thanks to DeliciousBacon I'm down to needing only 32 Thome Tek cards. And thanks Jeremy for throwing in pattern #89 . I really appreciate that.

Thome Tek needs- 3, 4, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24-26, 28, 32, 34, 35, 41, 42, 44, 52-54, 58-60, 63, 70, 72, 75, 80, 81, 83, 87, 90

 

[tenballer]

Thanks to DeliciousBacon I'm down to needing only 32 Thome Tek cards. And thanks Jeremy for throwing in pattern #89 . I really appreciate that.

Thome Tek needs- 3, 4, 16, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24-26, 28, 32, 34, 35, 41, 42, 44, 52-54, 58-60, 63, 70, 72, 75, 80, 81, 83, 87, 90

I have 1998 Thome pattern 8, 20, 58, 60
I've got many other players/patterns if anyone else is looking for some.