Average price, week by week

In cleverly devising a way of dealing with the Duration Factor, Josh addressed the potential effect on prices of both increased demand (as more people learned about the project) and dwindling supply (as we ran out of objects). It's assumed that this Duration Factor caused prices to drift upward over time.

But in a comment to that post, reader Mimi offers theory she dubs "the Metal Boot Peak Effect." Basically it suggests that the auction for Metal Boot With Story By Bruce Sterling, for $86...