From time to time, people ask me how to put together an element collection, or how much it would cost if they wanted me to make another table for them. To the latter question my answer is that I'm in the software business, not the furniture business, but hey, start writing zeros on the napkin and I'll tell you when to stop.

To the former question, I have several answers. One nice thing about collecting elements is that there isn't a company constantly manufacturing more of them for you to collect, like there is with Beany Babies and the like. You can actually finish at some point, if you stop at elements with a halflife of at least a year.