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I don't know the answer, but I know what you mean. 

posted by TAPS. on January 10, 2011 at 1:52 PM | link to this | reply

I think of coin collections
CA..CHING!

posted by Afzal_Sunny7 on January 6, 2011 at 5:43 PM | link to this | reply

I say along the lines of the rich and famous assocation.

posted by FormerStudentIntern on January 4, 2011 at 6:42 PM | link to this | reply

I think they have more of a tendency to associate the word collection with their products or private items, and for others it's just understood! sam 

posted by sam444 on January 4, 2011 at 5:19 AM | link to this | reply

The first thing that came to mind was the charity collection we had recently in church Straightfoward, and well that seems to be a different form of collection I suppose. Maybe for the rich and famous it is known as extravagance..

posted by shobana on January 4, 2011 at 5:13 AM | link to this | reply