Rene,

Go with color. My hobby is getting up early and going to estate and garage sales, and staying up late at the auction.

But I collect books on antiques & collectibles. I have close to 100. If youhave time go to the book store & look at all the antique & collectible books.You'll be amazed.

If your selling silver, wood, or clear glass, black and white is fine. But people who want to collect something or look something up need and want color pictures. I also would recomend Looking into Schiffer Publishing, or Schroeder Publishing. They are putting out the best collectors books on the market at this time. they also distribute to the large book store. I live in Florida and have never seen a chip book in a book store. Millions of people Vacation out west every year. Theres no telling what they have taken home with them. {Dunes chip a good example}. The country needs good chip collectible books out here. If I didn't happen to get a magazine that had an ad for James & Steve's new book I would still be sitting here with all my 1st Issue Dunes Roulette Chips.

Just another opinion.

Michele