Vintage Pens today - An Observation

[penwash]

That or great swaths of wonderful, useable pens sit around unused and unenjoyed*.

*is this to begrudge collecting? not a bit...most vintage pens aren't of particular interest as collection-only pens.

This brings up a question in my mind. Why is a vintage pen, as a part of a collection, considered "unenjoyed" if it's not being used to write?

I have a lot of pens in my collection that I don't use regularly, yet I enjoy them thoroughly even when I simply remembered that I still have them. And those to a degree also guide what I am watching for to get next. It's the joy of curating a collection.

I would think that counts as enjoyment, can it not?