The 1998 Topps Tek Thread

[SINFULONE]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-52-Baseball-2000-2004-Topps-Tek-Diffractors-Randy-Johnson-Scott-Rolen-J5-/131099226087?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item1e861f6fe7

New lot of what is mostly 1998 Teks. Fair number of them heavily spotted too. Includes Belle, Lankford and a couple of Buhner. This seller did have a few 1998 diffractors in his(her?) last lot, but none in this despite the listing title. Not sure which card is supposed to be the newly discovered 2004 Tek.

Why do so many of the cards have spotting problems?

 

[MansGame]

Belle is pattern 84
Lankford is pattern 64

Big thanks to Gracecollector for having the single best page ever for determining tek patterns (he has all 90 Grace patterns in order):

http://www.markgrace.com/museum/1998_TEK.html

Thanks!

Don't need that Belle


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[BenG76]

Had this one come in today. Pattern 6 Mark Grace

 

[MansGame]

I feel like starting a second set of Belle lol... just feel like I'd probably be pretty close to finishing both if I would of started them simultaneously. I mean I'm already 25% of the way there with just my doubles lol

 

[RustyGreerFan]

I feel like starting a second set of Belle lol... just feel like I'd probably be pretty close to finishing both if I would of started them simultaneously. I mean I'm already 25% of the way there with just my doubles lol

That's a good point. When you're searching for the ones you need you come across so many dupes that by the time you actually complete the first set the second set is probably pretty close too.

 

[joey12508]

Bernie's in the mail

 

[MansGame]

That's a good point. When you're searching for the ones you need you come across so many dupes that by the time you actually complete the first set the second set is probably pretty close too.

Exactly! lol

It's funny but I just feel like I could buy up what I see right now across the sites and have 50% of set two done by tonight... then it's just a pick up as you search for the remaining you need. I might actually do this... especially if Topps doesn't include Belle in future products

 

[LWMM]

Exactly! lol

It's funny but I just feel like I could buy up what I see right now across the sites and have 50% of set two done by tonight... then it's just a pick up as you search for the remaining you need. I might actually do this... especially if Topps doesn't include Belle in future products

I've done this with Gomes. He isn't in any of the Tek sets, but when pickups slowed down, I started collecting a second set. It's fun, and it recreates the thrill of the chase, since you're essentially starting again from scratch. That said, very quickly it will become something of a grind. Once you clean out the usual places for the duplicates you need, pickups again slow down considerably. I'm missing 6 cards of Gomes for the first set, 25 for the second. I might get one card every 2-3 years for the first, and one card every 1-2 months for the second.

 

[Will Style 13]

Anyone here win the Brady diffractor? I was shocked thought I put a decent bid for an auction ending at 2am. Oh well.

 

[MansGame]

Someone here has to own a Belle diffractor pattern I need but doesn't care about the pattern number itself... I have a double of pattern 15 and would LOVE it if a member would be willing to step up and trade me Belle diffractors

 

[corockies]

Anyone here win the Brady diffractor? I was shocked thought I put a decent bid for an auction ending at 2am. Oh well.

My educated guess is it was rinkrat who won the Brady plus many of the others this seller had.
I was pleasantly surprised when I won the Larry Walker diffractor from that seller for $12.51. My third Walker diffractor - watch out I'm catching up to the champions!

 

[rinkrat38]

Yup, got several diffractors from the @midnitefrog seller at 2:00 AM. Got the ones I needed and bid on. Would be a lot easier bidding on diffractors from @dinnertimefrog or @primetimefrog. I do have extras of Brady Anderson diffractor p. 64 and Larry Walker diffractors pp. 10 and 31, and a lot of '98 Tek base cards of both players. Would much rather trade than buy.

My educated guess is it was rinkrat who won the Brady plus many of the others this seller had.
I was pleasantly surprised when I won the Larry Walker diffractor from that seller for $12.51. My third Walker diffractor - watch out I'm catching up to the champions!

 

[Will Style 13]

If I was going to lose to anyone I was hoping it was Rich. I still need to find something to trade you for that Brady dupe you have.

 

[Will Style 13]

My educated guess is it was rinkrat who won the Brady plus many of the others this seller had.
I was pleasantly surprised when I won the Larry Walker diffractor from that seller for $12.51. My third Walker diffractor - watch out I'm catching up to the champions!

Do you need a P13 Walker?

 

[rinkrat38]

Not sure if that's directed to me, but I don't need the Larry Walker p. 13. Thanks.

Rich

Do you need a P13 Walker?

 

[Will Style 13]

Do you need a P13 Walker?

Sorry this was directed to [MENTION=9603]corockies[/MENTION]

 

[BenG76]

Got a few more Cubs in today.

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[corockies]

Sorry this was directed to @corockies

I do need a p.13 walker diffractor. I only have p.32, p.48, and now the p.63 en route. Send me a pm and maybe we can get something done.

 

[SINFULONE]

Thanks!

Don't need that Belle


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This is off topic, but WoundedDuck has a Fleer Ultra Platinum Medallion Belle if you need it.

 

[BenG76]

Got a Sosa pattern 18 in today. Numb nutz EBay seller sent it PWE in a penny sleeve. No top loader. Luckily it looks ok.