1.   Japanese firm Fujitsu, based at Newton Aycliffe, is selling a collection of household items to raise money for Oxfam.

2.   At the time the dealer said he was selling the collection to the German government for much less than its market value as a gesture of reconciliation.

3.   Baker, whose jewelry collection is being sold at Bergdorf Goodman, was happy to leave her modeling career behind her.

4.   Bath, who now lives in San Antonio, sold her collection in Acapulco and Mexico City, where she owned several shops.

5.   Billy Pearson, the former jockey, quiz-show celebrity and art dealer, is selling his collection of Americana.

6.   Coin auctions are widely considered the best places to get the highest prices when selling collections.

7.   Contemporary art experts say Mrs. Herbig wanted to sell the collection as a whole, offering it to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

8.   Dropped by major record labels, he regrouped by forming his own company, Oh Boy Records, and selling subsequent collections by mail order.

9.   Four years ago, after a heart attack, Stone decided to begin selling his collection.

10.   Gulotta sold his collection to the Houghton Library of Harvard University.