People collect all sorts of things. Demitasse cups. Dolls. Coins. Stamps. Postcards. Parking Tickets. Collectible things – and just about anything can be collectible. I spotted a tractor collection while driving through the country. Save ’em! Trade ’em!
When it comes to book buyers, some are readers and some are collectors. Some are collectors who read. Some readers never turn loose of their books, but they’re more hoarders than collectors. The difference? A collector wants a certain book in a certain condition or better and is willing to pay a premium to acquire it.
When you have a stack of old Zane Grey paperbacks that have piled up on the shelf, you may refer to it as a collection. In that same vein, you could finish eating an apple and toss the core in a box and eventually you’d have a collection. (Not that Zane Grey novels are to be considered as compost material.)
A complete set of Zane Grey novels in excellent condition certainly has a value. In fact, the old Zane Grey paperbacks in a stack on the shelf have a value as well.
Whatever someone is willing to pay in cash, right now.
What does the book say about your collectibles?