Posts Tagged Editorial

Editorial: Art vs. Bootlegs – I Have the Answer

Posted by Chad Perry in Art, UofM News on February 20, 2013

Is it Art? Is it a Bootleg?

The University of M.U.S.C.L.E. has the answer.

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Editorial: Is it the Price or the Bottleneck?

Posted by Chad Perry in Economics, UofM News on January 22, 2013

There doesn’t need to be a discussion around the value versus the price of M.U.S.C.L.E. figures. The bigger concern is the impending M.U.S.C.L.E. bottleneck.

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Editorial: 2013 M.U.S.C.L.E. Collecting and Me

Posted by Chad Perry in UofM News on January 3, 2013

Want to read an utterly self-indulgent piece about this website, M.U.S.C.L.E. collecting, and me?

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Editorial: The $3,113 Impact

Posted by Chad Perry in History, UofM News on October 23, 2012

The SGS sold for a whopping $3,113 – which is the most a single M.U.S.C.L.E. figure has ever sold for. While only one person could be the winner of that auction, every M.U.S.C.L.E. collector should be pleased with the outcome.

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Art 300 – Editorial: Make Your Own Figures!

Posted by Chad Perry in Art, UofM News on September 18, 2012

I have spent many hours photographing and critiquing custom figures. And I like to think that I’ve always been honest and straightforward in those critiques. But can I craft an objective personal critique?

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Editorial: The M.U.S.C.L.E. Rule of Two (MRT)

Posted by Chad Perry in Philosophy, Research, UofM News on September 5, 2012

With M.U.S.C.L.E. collecting the simple, and commonly held, idea is that auctions often come down to two bidders. But the M.U.S.C.L.E. Rule of Two (MRT) is really broader than simply two bidders. It represents behavior more than two standard deviations from the mean on any M.U.S.C.L.E. topic.

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Editorial: WWE, M.U.S.C.L.E., Mini-Figures, and a Campaign

Posted by Chad Perry in Art, UofM News on August 1, 2012

A frank discussion, and some suggestions, regarding the potential WWE M.U.S.C.L.E. figures and what collectors can do to make it a reality.

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Editorial: Auction Watch #106

Posted by Chad Perry in Auction Watch, UofM News on June 12, 2012

If you’re a M.U.S.C.L.E. collector, then you’ve probably already seen this auction. If you haven’t already discovered this auction, then sit back and brace yourself.

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Editorial: Auction Watch #76

Posted by Chad Perry in Auction Watch, Economics, UofM News on August 10, 2011

This week has brought together the perfect storm of auctions. Is it overpayment? Is it reality? Or is it just out of control?

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Editorial: The B-sides of M.U.S.C.L.E.

Posted by Chad Perry in Philosophy, UofM News on April 25, 2011

Last week I was taking pictures of my Non-Poster Kinnikuman figures. I enjoyed reexamining the figures and thinking about their place in M.U.S.C.L.E. history. Then I came across my Ramenman with Dragon. It put an end to my enjoyment. I wondered, “What makes this special? Why do I even care?”

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