Every mechanism by which the free was made to cost, accessioned and graded.
The collection catalogues the microtransaction as a numismatist catalogues coin: by issuer, by date of first circulation, by rarity, and by grade. Each specimen carries a catalogue value, which the museum invites you to honour. Handling is encouraged. Reading, in part, is reserved.
The Horse Armor
Cosmetic — Non-Functional Adornment
The specimen from which the entire discipline descends.
The Sealed Capsule
Aleatory — Concealed Contents
Payment precedes knowledge of what payment has bought.
The Intermediate Coin
Instrument — Abstraction of Value
A currency sold in quantities that never match its prices.
The Seasonal Ledger
Instrument — Time-Bound Obligation
A reward structure that expires if left unattended.
The Metered Vigour
Instrument — Artificial Scarcity of Time
The right to continue, rationed and sold back by the hour.
The Advantage
Instrument — Purchasable Superiority
Where the contest is decided at the point of sale.
The Removal of the Nuisance
Instrument — Sale of Absence
The nuisance and its cure, sold by the same hand.
The Phantom Crowd
Suggestion — Manufactured Consensus
The company that furnishes the appearance of company.
The Traded Finish
Cosmetic — Tradable, Market-Priced
A decoration that acquired a market, and then a mania.