1998 Topps Tek

Description

1998 Topps TEK (stylized in CAPS) is a massive 8100-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets in October, 1998. This set consists of 90 cards all printed on acetate, with 90 patterns available for each player. Each card is sequentially-numbered twice: Card number and pattern number. At 8100 cards (90 players X 90 patterns), it is the largest set ever produced.

Diffractors, which are seeded 1 in every 6 packs, are parallels of every unique pattern. Because diffractors are not serial-numbered, it's unknown how many were made of pattern. Many collectors agree between 10 and 20 were made for each pattern.

Distribution

20 packs per box, 4 cards per pack (MSRP: $5).

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds
Base	90	-	4:1
Diffractors	90	-	1:6

Checklist

Base Set

A complete master base set consists of 8,100 cards (90 x 90).

1 Ben Grieve

2 Kerry Wood

3 Barry Bonds

4 John Olerud

5 Ivan Rodriguez

6 Frank Thomas

7 Bernie Williams

8 Dante Bichette

9 Alex Rodriguez

10 Tom Glavine

11 Eric Karros

12 Craig Biggio

13 Mark McGwire

14 Derek Jeter

15 Nomar Garciaparra

16 Brady Anderson

17 Vladimir Guerrero

18 Dave Justice

19 Chipper Jones

20 Jim Edmonds

21 Roger Clemens

22 Mark Kotsay

23 Tony Gwynn

24 Todd Walker

25 Tino Martinez

26 Andruw Jones

27 Sandy Alomar

28 Sammy Sosa

29 Gary Sheffield

30 Ken Griffey

31 Aramis Ramirez

32 Curt Schilling

33 Robin Ventura

34 Larry Walker

35 Darin Erstad

36 Todd Dunwoody

37 Paul O'Neill

38 Vinny Castilla

39 Randy Johnson

40 Rafael Palmeiro

41 Pedro Martinez

42 Derek Bell

43 Carlos Delgado

44 Matt Williams

45 Kenny Lofton

46 Edgar Renteria

47 Albert Belle

48 Jeromy Burnitz

49 Adrian Beltre

50 Greg Maddux

51 Cal Ripken

52 Jason Kendall

53 Ellis Burks

54 Paul Molitor

55 Moises Alou

56 Raul Mondesi

57 Barry Larkin

58 Tony Clark

59 Travis Lee

60 Juan Gonzalez

61 Troy Glaus

62 Jose Cruz

63 Paul Konerko

64 Edgar Martinez

65 Javy Lopez

66 Manny Ramirez

67 Roberto Alomar

68 Ken Caminiti

69 Todd Helton

70 Chuck Knoblauch

71 Kevin Brown

72 Tim Salmon

73 Orlando Hernandez

74 Jeff Bagwell

75 Brian Jordan

76 Derrek Lee

77 Brad Fullmer

78 Mark Grace

79 Jeff King

80 Mike Mussina

81 Jay Buhner

82 Quinton McCracken

83 A.J. Hinch

84 Richard Hidalgo

85 Andres Galarraga

86 Mike Piazza

87 Mo Vaughn

88 Scott Rolen

89 Jim Thome

90 Ray Lankford

Parallels

There were 90 different patterns for each of the 90 base cards.

Diffractors, which are seeded 1 in every 6 packs, are parallels of every unique pattern.