collector's item
noun
: an item whose rarity or excellence makes it especially worth collecting
broadly
: collectible
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Her paintings have become collector's items.
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
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—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
As of Thursday afternoon, the collector's item was listed as sold out on the Mattel website.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Maybe there is a specific type of china that your grandmother always used that is now a collector's item.
—Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 22 May 2025
As of Thursday afternoon, the collector's item was listed as sold out on the Mattel website.
—Terry Dickerson, NBC News, 16 Jan. 2025
This collector's item covers the news, fans and impact of the record-shattering tour.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 19 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for collector's item
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“Collector's item.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collector%27s%20item. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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