The 1998 Topps Tek Thread

[MansGame]

^^ I could of vouched for rinkrat... he is super trustworthy and an excellent collector and now member of FCB... I would have 0% hesitations when dealing with him, sale or trade.

 

[elberson]

I totally agree. Class act. He's helped me on my first and second and now on my third set of bonds

 

[MansGame]

I totally agree. Class act. He's helped me on my first and second and now on my third set of bonds

That's amazing lol... I can't wait for the day I can say I've completed the 1998 Tek Belle set... I just finished the 1999 base the other day and I never thought I'd see that day lol.

 

[elberson]

That's amazing lol... I can't wait for the day I can say I've completed the 1998 Tek Belle set... I just finished the 1999 base the other day and I never thought I'd see that day lol.

how many 98 tek belle do you need?

 

[MansGame]

how many 98 tek belle do you need?

19 now

 

[RustyGreerFan]

Some recent interesting BINs ended. Someone scooped up a McGwire for $25 and a Juan Gone sold for $50.

I had fun playing Where's Waldo with this one. Don't bother, though. They are Dunwoody and Mo Vaughn:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...akeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

 

[RustyGreerFan]

Got these two in my trade with rinkrat. Love the pattern - reminds me of diamond plate aluminum:

Pattern 52

 

[elberson]

Very nice

 

[SINFULONE]

Some recent interesting BINs ended. Someone scooped up a McGwire for $25 and a Juan Gone sold for $50.

I had fun playing Where's Waldo with this one. Don't bother, though. They are Dunwoody and Mo Vaughn:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150931477006&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

Vaughn was a beast back in the day.Seems like Red Sox fans don't even appreciate him anymore.

 

[rinkrat38]

Vaughn was a beast back in the day.Seems like Red Sox fans don't even appreciate him anymore.

My son was a huge Mo Vaughn fan (no pun intended). He never forgot Mo running a winter baseball camp that he attended two years in a row back when we lived in the metro Boston area. Had to buy my son a first baseman's mitt, and he wound up playing first in high school. (He was a 6' 3" high school hockey goalie too. Little better body shape for baseball.) We lived in the next town south of where Mo lived. My son collected all of the Mo Vaughn 1999 and 2000 Teks including gold cards, and all of his 1998 Tek common cards. I'm still looking for his '98 diffractors. Only have 31 of the 90 diffractors. (I saw that 'Where's Waldo' Mo diffractor!)

Thank you to all for the trading compliments. Never, never, never would have finished the set of 8100 without a ton of trading, mostly with player collectors. I remember having a binder with want lists from probably 50 different Tek collectors at one time. I can't ever remember getting stiffed. Oh, you do get newbies calling something a diffractor or refractor or something that's just a common card but that's to be expected.

 

[SINFULONE]

My son was a huge Mo Vaughn fan (no pun intended). He never forgot Mo running a winter baseball camp that he attended two years in a row back when we lived in the metro Boston area. Had to buy my son a first baseman's mitt, and he wound up playing first in high school. (He was a 6' 3" high school hockey goalie too. Little better body shape for baseball.) We lived in the next town south of where Mo lived. My son collected all of the Mo Vaughn 1999 and 2000 Teks including gold cards, and all of his 1998 Tek common cards. I'm still looking for his '98 diffractors. Only have 31 of the 90 diffractors. (I saw that 'Where's Waldo' Mo diffractor!)

Thank you to all for the trading compliments. Never, never, never would have finished the set of 8100 without a ton of trading, mostly with player collectors. I remember having a binder with want lists from probably 50 different Tek collectors at one time. I can't ever remember getting stiffed. Oh, you do get newbies calling something a diffractor or refractor or something that's just a common card but that's to be expected.

Nice story.I saw some segment on him on ESPN awhile back, think he does something in real estate or property management now.

 

[SINFULONE]

Some recent interesting BINs ended. Someone scooped up a McGwire for $25 and a Juan Gone sold for $50.

I had fun playing Where's Waldo with this one. Don't bother, though. They are Dunwoody and Mo Vaughn:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...akeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en

Isn't siscokid a member on here?

 

[elberson]

Anybody having any bonds to share?

 

[RustyGreerFan]

Here is a GREAT example of the spotting that can occur on base Tek. In my limited experience, it seems to be more prevalent with certain players. rinkrat - maybe you have some insight:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paul-ONeill...0838596010?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item2ec2e9c5aa

 

[SINFULONE]

Anybody having any bonds to share?

I thought you were collecting Bonds?Noticed a Bonds collection of yours listed.Is your Bonds set only 20 cards, or am I missing something?

 

[SINFULONE]

Here is a GREAT example of the spotting that can occur on base Tek. In my limited experience, it seems to be more prevalent with certain players. rinkrat - maybe you have some insight:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paul-ONeill-1998-Topps-Tek-37-Pattern-58-New-York-Yankees-/200838596010?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item2ec2e9c5aa

Have not noticed that.Only spotting I have seen is the ugly black spots on the back of the cards, and some watermark spot.

 

[SINFULONE]

Why did this sell for so much?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2000-Alex-R...0734135173?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item2c68a3ef85

Anyone get this steal?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALEX-RODRIG...=&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

[AndruwHRJones]

The color tek versions used to sell for a lot more than they currently do, most of the Andruw's used to sell for $10-15 a piece up until a few years ago. So with that said, I am sure there must be enough of an AROD following to still command decent prices for those. Of course it could be a tek set collector too?

 

[RustyGreerFan]

Anyone get this steal?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALEX-RODRIGUEZ-1998-TOPPS-TEK-9-/390457707305?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item5ae917cb29&nma=true&si=L9gDR7vF1C3z95a8JqhjPYM%2BCtU%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

Wow, I'm really surprised I did not see that steal...? How did I miss it? LOL

 

[MansGame]

Wow, I'm really surprised I did not see that steal...? How did I miss it? LOL

I'm surprised you missed it too lol.... Maybe it was too obvious lol