Which commodities are highest in our rankings?
Random
This commodity has been selected at random.
Attention
This commodity has received the most attention in the form of comments, questions answered, and values given.
Suma-man
A smart brass lapel badge depicting Suma-man. He was a fun character created in the late 80s to add some…
Controversy
This commodity has divided opinion and received the most extreme range of positive and negative values.
Reading glasses
My first pair of reading glasses, black plastic frame and lenses. No brand logo. No size info. Slightly worn, scratched…
Positive
This commodity has received the most overall positive values.
NHS
originally a national public service to provide healthcare for the whole population of the UK, now being increasingly privatised by…
Negative
This commodity has received the most overall negative value
Chicken drumsticks (pack of 7, reduced price)
British Chicken drumsticks. Pack of 7. Sold by the Co-Op. Reduced in price from £2.49 to £1.49 as approaching sell…
Latest
This commodity is the latest to be added or modified
Basso Scout 1990's Italian steel bicycle frame, lugged
An Italian steel touring frame by Basso which I bought about 26 years ago to cycle all over Europe and…
Commodity questions
Can you answer questions about commodities from our curious MoCC donors?
IPA Oskar Blues Craft Beer
this beer is made from Australian Hops, brewed in America and sold in the uk. What is the carbon footprint for this beer and the taste worth such an impact?
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Child’s Roller Boots
these rollor boots have the potential to bring joy and fun to whoever wears them. How do we begin to rate the value or worth of this alongside it’s market value?
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Key ring pen knife
Has anyone every hijacked a plane using a tiny knife as a weapon?
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Gus Honeybun
Could anybody help me put him back in the public eye? If so please can you contact me. lizs56@hotmail.co.uk
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An empty Bryant and May match box
does any one collect cigarette cards?
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Values & Data
Here you can see the aggregate values that have been assigned to all the commodities in our collection so far. It's not a complex algorithm and we haven't gamefied the results. We have added up all the positive values and taken away the negative ones and that's what's left. In this way each individual act of valuing, directly effects the ranking and visibility of each commodity.
The value categories themselves have been derived from an ongoing research process - including conversations with people as they were shopping and in the MoCC exhibition spaces. These categories are not intended to be exhaustive or permanent but, a prompt for further thought and conversation. Please contact us if you would like to suggest new value categories.