Have you tried accepting him for who he is and how he wants to live?
You could offer a different solution such as having it all moved to a storage unit and getting him to agree that he can keep his hoard within that limitation so that areas of the house are of limits to his collection.
I know that sounds strange but it's a compromise that allows him to feel good and gets the house under control.
The only other thing I can come up with is a scam where you get someone to pose as a collector and offer him a big check to sell his collection. Problem there is if he doesn't sell he'll think it's a gold mine and if he does your buyer will have to disappear and the check bounce.