Christie's East began planning the auction eight months ago after a private collector made inquiries about selling some of his space materials.

Or the collector makes more trades to gain yet more rocks.

Now, if a collector makes too many mistakes, he is dismissed and another is hired in his place.

Some collector could make it info a planter for a small tree in a large space.

Few collectors ever make a profit from their collections.

Several local collectors, however, made clear that they felt more wanted at the gallery than at the Met.

True, if you're in serious debt, collectors can make an already stressful situation seem unbearable.

Not that I know of, unless collectors make lists in order to cross off their conquests.

Some collectors make a point of having objects from each region.

Earlier, collectors made their own covers and took them to the post office to be stamped.