Feels like I am missing something

[Caimie_Tsukino]

I wouldn't say that. It is the only way to save one gathering attempt in the early 50s. With toil + Discerning Eye + Methodical Apraisal + Methodical Apraisal, you can get 4 collectables at level 50 to turn in. How else could you achieve that?

Well, fair enough.
For me, I never bothered with collectables until level 60 since leves + GC turn-ins were sufficient for my leveling process. :/