diff --git a/info/collect.t b/info/collect.t
index 665307b9..b5889bbf 100644
--- a/info/collect.t
+++ b/info/collect.t
@@ -23,10 +23,7 @@ debtor to which you are adjacent.
 Any adjacent sector includes any sector you have that borders the
 sector you wish to confiscate.
 .s1
-The program then paws over the sector and assesses its value:
-.NF
-That sector (and its contents) is valued at $2345.00
-.FI
+The program then paws over the sector and assesses its value.
 If the amount you are owed exceeds this amount the sector
 becomes yours!
 If the value of the sector is close enough to the
diff --git a/src/lib/commands/coll.c b/src/lib/commands/coll.c
index 0e4fc1d3..4b6a0b28 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/coll.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/coll.c
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@
  *
  *  ---
  *
- *  coll.c: Collet on a loan
+ *  coll.c: Collect on a loan
  *
  *  Known contributors to this file:
  *     Pat Loney, 1992
  *     Steve McClure, 1996-2000
+ *     Markus Armbruster, 2004-2016
  */
 
 #include <config.h>
@@ -100,11 +101,13 @@ coll(void)
 	val = sect.sct_item[ichr[i].i_uid];
 	pay += val * ichr[i].i_value;
     }
-    pr("That sector (and its contents) is valued at $%.2f\n", pay);
     if (pay > owed * 1.2) {
-	pr("That is more than is owed!\n");
+	pr("That sector (and its contents) is valued at more than %.2f.\n",
+	   owed);
 	return RET_FAIL;
     }
+    pr("That sector (and its contents) is valued at $%.2f\n", pay);
+
     sect.sct_item[I_MILIT] = 1;	/* FIXME now where did this guy come from? */
 
     /*