Though his autograph has become the opposite of a rare collector's item, in-person sales remain strong.

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Sounds like the makings of a real collector's item, if you ask us.

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Ivory is also purchased as a collector's item or for investment, Gabriel said.

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But it is thought to be a Luger, an early model issued to the Swiss army before World War I, a collector's item.

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The collector's item stamps featuring caricatures of Les Dawson, Tommy Cooper, Eric Morecambe, Joyce Grenfell and Peter Cook go on sale on Thursday.

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Truly a collector's item for Xbox 360 and "Gears of War" fans, the console is incredible value with more storage than any other Xbox 360 console, and includes two customised limited edition wireless controllers.

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And it'll soon be a collector's item.

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All in all over 100 items stuffed inside a courtesy HD DVD press backpack (which itself may be a collector's item some day soon), including a Jawbone Bluetooth headset, CoPilot Navigator 9, Spider-Man 3 Blu-ray disc, Tooth Tunes toothbrush, and an iriver Mplayer.

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