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[[Image:1999toppstek.jpg|right|frame|1999 Topps Tek hobby box]]
=Description=


=Description=
1999 Topps TEK (stylized in CAPS) is a massive 2700-card set released exclusively to Hobby stores participating in Topps' Home Team Advantage program.  As with the [[1998 Topps Tek|previous year's product]] each card is printed on [[Acetate|acetate,]] and has multiple background pattern variations. 
 
Each of the 45 players has two cards: Card "A" depicts the player in his Home uniform, while card "B" shows him in his "Away" jersey.  Each of the 90 cards has 30 patterns (down from 90 in 1998) for a grand total of 2700 unique cards. Each card is sequentially-numbered twice: First by card number then by pattern number.


=Distribution=
=Distribution=
20 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $5).  Home Team Advantage stores only.
Each pack contains either a green (A) or orange (B) paper fold-out checklist.


=Reviews=
=Reviews=
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!Retail Odds
!Retail Odds
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|-
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||90||-||?||?
|[[#Base_Set|Base]]||2700||-||?||?
|-
|Gold||2700||10||1:15||?
|-
|FantasTEK Phenoms||10||-||1:18||?
|-
|TEKnicians||10||-||1:18||?
|}
|}


=Checklist=
=Checklist=


==Base Set==
==Promo==


1999 Topps Tek 1A Ben Grieve INFO
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1999 Topps Tek 1B Ben Grieve  
This three-card set was issued to dealers and The Hobby media promote the 1999 Topps Tek. The cards have the same design as the regular Topps Tek cards will have but are differentiated by having a "PP" prefix before the card number.  In addition, each card is available in one of three background patterns: Team Logo (1); Hat Logo (2); or Wordmark (3).


1999 Topps Tek 2A Andres Galarraga  
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1999 Topps Tek 2B Andres Galarraga  
==Base Set==


1999 Topps Tek 3A Travis Lee  
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1999 Topps Tek 3B Travis Lee  
'''NOTES'''


1999 Topps Tek 4A Larry Walker  
* Each player has two cards: "A" (Home uniform) and "B" (Away)
* Each card has 30 different background patterns.
* A complete master set consists of 2700 unique cards (45 x 2 X 30).
* A Mark Grace collector's fan site has displayed all 30 different background patterns. [http://www.markgrace.com/museum/1999_TEK.html Please use this site as a visual guide to all 30 patterns.]


1999 Topps Tek 4B Larry Walker  
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1999 Topps Tek 5A Ken Griffey Jr.  
==Parallels==


1999 Topps Tek 5B Ken Griffey Jr.  
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1999 Topps Tek 6A Sammy Sosa  
Each of the 2700 unique cards has a Gold parallel which is serial-numbered to ten copies.


1999 Topps Tek 6B Sammy Sosa  
==Inserts==
 
1999 Topps Tek 7A Mark McGwire  
 
1999 Topps Tek 7B Mark McGwire  
 
1999 Topps Tek 8A Roberto Alomar  
 
1999 Topps Tek 8B Roberto Alomar  
 
1999 Topps Tek 9A Wade Boggs  
 
1999 Topps Tek 9B Wade Boggs  
 
1999 Topps Tek 10A Troy Glaus  
 
1999 Topps Tek 10B Troy Glaus  
 
1999 Topps Tek 11A Craig Biggio  
 
1999 Topps Tek 11B Craig Biggio  
 
1999 Topps Tek 12A Kerry Wood  
 
1999 Topps Tek 12B Kerry Wood  
 
1999 Topps Tek 13A Vladimir Guerrero  
 
1999 Topps Tek 13B Vladimir Guerrero  
 
1999 Topps Tek 14A Albert Belle  
 
1999 Topps Tek 14B Albert Belle  
 
1999 Topps Tek 15A Mike Piazza  
 
1999 Topps Tek 15B Mike Piazza  
 
1999 Topps Tek 16A Chipper Jones  
 
1999 Topps Tek 16B Chipper Jones  
 
1999 Topps Tek 17A Randy Johnson  
 
1999 Topps Tek 17B Randy Johnson  
 
1999 Topps Tek 18A Adrian Beltre  
 
1999 Topps Tek 18B Adrian Beltre  
 
1999 Topps Tek 19A Barry Bonds  
 
1999 Topps Tek 19B Barry Bonds  
 
1999 Topps Tek 20A Jim Thome  
 
1999 Topps Tek 20B Jim Thome  
 
1999 Topps Tek 21A Greg Vaughn  
 
1999 Topps Tek 21B Greg Vaughn  
 
1999 Topps Tek 22A Scott Rolen  
 
1999 Topps Tek 22B Scott Rolen  
 
1999 Topps Tek 23A Ivan Rodriguez  
 
1999 Topps Tek 23B Ivan Rodriguez  
 
1999 Topps Tek 24A Derek Jeter  
 
1999 Topps Tek 24B Derek Jeter  
 
1999 Topps Tek 25A Cal Ripken Jr.  
 
1999 Topps Tek 25B Cal Ripken Jr.  
 
1999 Topps Tek 26A Mark Grace  
 
1999 Topps Tek 26B Mark Grace  
 
1999 Topps Tek 27A Bernie Williams  
 
1999 Topps Tek 27B Bernie Williams  
 
1999 Topps Tek 28A Darin Erstad  


1999 Topps Tek 28B Darin Erstad  
'''NOTE:''' For both insert sets, each card is available in only one background pattern.  We estimate that 2250 copies of each insert in both sets were produced.


1999 Topps Tek 29A Eric Chavez  
===FantasTEK Phenoms===


1999 Topps Tek 29B Eric Chavez  
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1999 Topps Tek 30A Tom Glavine  
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1999 Topps Tek 30B Tom Glavine  
===TEKnicians===
 
1999 Topps Tek 31A Jeff Bagwell  
 
1999 Topps Tek 31B Jeff Bagwell  
 
1999 Topps Tek 32A Manny Ramirez  
 
1999 Topps Tek 32B Manny Ramirez  
 
1999 Topps Tek 33A Tino Martinez  
 
1999 Topps Tek 33B Tino Martinez  
 
1999 Topps Tek 34A Todd Helton  
 
1999 Topps Tek 34B Todd Helton  
 
1999 Topps Tek 35A Jason Kendall  
 
1999 Topps Tek 35B Jason Kendall  
 
1999 Topps Tek 36A Pat Burrell RC
 
1999 Topps Tek 36B Pat Burrell RC
 
1999 Topps Tek 37A Tony Gwynn  
 
1999 Topps Tek 37B Tony Gwynn  
 
1999 Topps Tek 38A Nomar Garciaparra  
 
1999 Topps Tek 38B Nomar Garciaparra  
 
1999 Topps Tek 39A Frank Thomas  
 
1999 Topps Tek 39B Frank Thomas  
 
1999 Topps Tek 40A Orlando Hernandez  
 
1999 Topps Tek 40B Orlando Hernandez  
 
1999 Topps Tek 41A Juan Gonzalez  
 
1999 Topps Tek 41B Juan Gonzalez  
 
1999 Topps Tek 42A Alex Rodriguez  
 
1999 Topps Tek 42B Alex Rodriguez  
 
1999 Topps Tek 43A Greg Maddux  
 
1999 Topps Tek 43B Greg Maddux  
 
1999 Topps Tek 44A Mo Vaughn  
 
1999 Topps Tek 44B Mo Vaughn  
 
1999 Topps Tek 45A Roger Clemens  
 
1999 Topps Tek 45B Roger Clemens
 
==Parallels==
 
There are 60 different patterns for each of the 90 cards.
 
==Inserts==


==Autographs & Game-Used==
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{{Tek}}
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[[Category:1999]]
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Latest revision as of 15:41, 20 April 2022

Description

1999 Topps TEK (stylized in CAPS) is a massive 2700-card set released exclusively to Hobby stores participating in Topps' Home Team Advantage program. As with the previous year's product each card is printed on acetate, and has multiple background pattern variations.

Each of the 45 players has two cards: Card "A" depicts the player in his Home uniform, while card "B" shows him in his "Away" jersey. Each of the 90 cards has 30 patterns (down from 90 in 1998) for a grand total of 2700 unique cards. Each card is sequentially-numbered twice: First by card number then by pattern number.

Distribution

20 packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $5). Home Team Advantage stores only.

Each pack contains either a green (A) or orange (B) paper fold-out checklist.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds Retail Odds
Base 2700 - ? ?
Gold 2700 10 1:15 ?
FantasTEK Phenoms 10 - 1:18 ?
TEKnicians 10 - 1:18 ?

Checklist

Promo

Derek-Jeter.jpg?id=dfb208cc-45b3-4fe5-ba9c-978cc865d088&size=original&side=front&.jpg Derek-Jeter.jpg?id=dfb208cc-45b3-4fe5-ba9c-978cc865d088&size=original&side=back&.jpg

This three-card set was issued to dealers and The Hobby media promote the 1999 Topps Tek. The cards have the same design as the regular Topps Tek cards will have but are differentiated by having a "PP" prefix before the card number. In addition, each card is available in one of three background patterns: Team Logo (1); Hat Logo (2); or Wordmark (3).

  • PP1A Derek Jeter
  • PP2A Moises Alou
  • PP3A Tony Clark

Base Set

Craig-Biggio.jpg?id=e03eee7e-f86f-4f4a-879f-937c121406b6&size=original&side=front&.jpg Craig-Biggio.jpg?id=e03eee7e-f86f-4f4a-879f-937c121406b6&size=original&side=back&.jpg

NOTES

  • Each player has two cards: "A" (Home uniform) and "B" (Away)
  • Each card has 30 different background patterns.
  • A complete master set consists of 2700 unique cards (45 x 2 X 30).
  • A Mark Grace collector's fan site has displayed all 30 different background patterns. Please use this site as a visual guide to all 30 patterns.
  • 1A Ben Grieve
  • 1B Ben Grieve
  • 2A Andres Galarraga
  • 2B Andres Galarraga
  • 3A Travis Lee
  • 3B Travis Lee
  • 4A Larry Walker
  • 4B Larry Walker
  • 5A Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 5B Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 6A Sammy Sosa
  • 6B Sammy Sosa
  • 7A Mark McGwire
  • 7B Mark McGwire
  • 8A Roberto Alomar
  • 8B Roberto Alomar
  • 9A Wade Boggs
  • 9B Wade Boggs
  • 10A Troy Glaus
  • 10B Troy Glaus
  • 11A Craig Biggio
  • 11B Craig Biggio
  • 12A Kerry Wood
  • 12B Kerry Wood
  • 13A Vladimir Guerrero
  • 13B Vladimir Guerrero
  • 14A Albert Belle
  • 14B Albert Belle
  • 15A Mike Piazza
  • 15B Mike Piazza
  • 16A Chipper Jones
  • 16B Chipper Jones
  • 17A Randy Johnson
  • 17B Randy Johnson
  • 18A Adrian Beltre
  • 18B Adrian Beltre
  • 19A Barry Bonds
  • 19B Barry Bonds
  • 20A Jim Thome
  • 20B Jim Thome
  • 21A Greg Vaughn
  • 21B Greg Vaughn
  • 22A Scott Rolen
  • 22B Scott Rolen
  • 23A Ivan Rodriguez
  • 23B Ivan Rodriguez
  • 24A Derek Jeter
  • 24B Derek Jeter
  • 25A Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 25B Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 26A Mark Grace
  • 26B Mark Grace
  • 27A Bernie Williams
  • 27B Bernie Williams
  • 28A Darin Erstad
  • 28B Darin Erstad
  • 29A Eric Chavez
  • 29B Eric Chavez
  • 30A Tom Glavine
  • 30B Tom Glavine
  • 31A Jeff Bagwell
  • 31B Jeff Bagwell
  • 32A Manny Ramirez
  • 32B Manny Ramirez
  • 33A Tino Martinez
  • 33B Tino Martinez
  • 34A Todd Helton
  • 34B Todd Helton
  • 35A Jason Kendall
  • 35B Jason Kendall
  • 36A Pat Burrell
  • 36B Pat Burrell
  • 37A Tony Gwynn
  • 37B Tony Gwynn
  • 38A Nomar Garciaparra
  • 38B Nomar Garciaparra
  • 39A Frank Thomas
  • 39B Frank Thomas
  • 40A Orlando Hernandez
  • 40B Orlando Hernandez
  • 41A Juan Gonzalez
  • 41B Juan Gonzalez
  • 42A Alex Rodriguez
  • 42B Alex Rodriguez
  • 43A Greg Maddux
  • 43B Greg Maddux
  • 44A Mo Vaughn
  • 44B Mo Vaughn
  • 45A Roger Clemens
  • 45B Roger Clemens

Parallels

Orlando-Hernandez.jpg?id=520a40e6-a125-47b2-b7b5-aa9dd221756d&size=original&side=front&.jpg Orlando-Hernandez.jpg?id=520a40e6-a125-47b2-b7b5-aa9dd221756d&size=original&side=back&.jpg

Each of the 2700 unique cards has a Gold parallel which is serial-numbered to ten copies.

Inserts

NOTE: For both insert sets, each card is available in only one background pattern. We estimate that 2250 copies of each insert in both sets were produced.

FantasTEK Phenoms

Adrian-Beltre.jpg?id=43e8a48a-8a9f-43fe-8e82-d5a9f8c73b09&size=original&side=front&.jpg Adrian-Beltre.jpg?id=43e8a48a-8a9f-43fe-8e82-d5a9f8c73b09&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • F1 Eric Chavez
  • F2 Troy Glaus
  • F3 Pat Burrell
  • F4 Alex Gonzalez
  • F5 Carlos Lee
  • F6 Ruben Mateo
  • F7 Carlos Beltran
  • F8 Adrian Beltre
  • F9 Bruce Chen
  • F10 Ryan Anderson

TEKnicians

Alex-Rodriguez.jpg?id=0d7762cf-ab52-4a5c-8ddf-1bc861945f68&size=original&side=front&.jpg Alex-Rodriguez.jpg?id=0d7762cf-ab52-4a5c-8ddf-1bc861945f68&size=original&side=back&.jpg

  • T1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • T2 Mark McGwire
  • T3 Kerry Wood
  • T4 Ben Grieve
  • T5 Sammy Sosa
  • T6 Derek Jeter
  • T7 Alex Rodriguez
  • T8 Roger Clemens
  • T9 Nomar Garciaparra
  • T10 Vladimir Guerrero