collector's item

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But for Libow, who bought it as a collector’s item as much as an investment, it’s a labor of love.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

“Whatever happens in the financial markets, a car of this caliber is a collector’s item, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” RM Sotheby’s car specialist Michael Caimano told the Agence France-Presse wire service.

From Washington Times • Nov. 14, 2023

His early performances at PMQs were not full of levity, one columnist joked back then that even a smile was a collector's item.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2023

Although the movie came out in 1996, at what was arguably the height of Jordan’s N.B.A. career, the shoe was not made available until 2000, when it instantly became a collector’s item.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

He was also given a collector’s item, a huge leather-bound, slipcased book on the history of Iceland.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady