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Auction Watch #52
Posted by Chad Perry in Auction Watch, UofM News on January 18, 2011
Class A auctions normally garner a little extra attention. But does that attention translate into dollar value?
The 233 Counterfeit Collection
Posted by Chad Perry in Art, Research, UofM News on May 24, 2010
This is the official archive for The University of M.U.S.C.L.E. as it attempts to document a full 233 counterfeit M.U.S.C.L.E. figure collection through the submission of collectors’ pictures. The collection is part of Art 100.
The People vs. M.U.S.C.L.E. – Part 2
Posted by Chad Perry in Advertising & Promotion, Research, UofM News on March 3, 2010
The People vs. M.U.S.C.L.E. – Part 2 follows the same framework for M.U.S.C.L.E. advertising that had been established the previous year in the two commercials. Sadly, for the final M.U.S.C.L.E. commercial there appears to be a far less focused approach. However, hardcore Color figure collectors likely view this commercial as the single greatest thirty seconds of video ever uncovered.
The M.U.S.C.L.E. “Warp”
Posted by Chad Perry in Research, UofM News on October 15, 2009
The vast majority of collectors have come across figures with small problems – normally some type of warping: an oddly positioned foot, arms or legs too far apart or too close together, a small dent in the figure, or a pose that simply does not match identical sculpts. This warping could be called, “The M.U.S.C.L.E. Warp.”