So far the best weapons I have are collectors

I am submitting this idea, because I have found statistically that my customized collector weapons function as well as even the green items (uncustomized of course for potential resale). For example, I have taken the perfect fire wand and cutomized it to have 20% more damage along with 20%
recharge rate. Now I couple this with the 20/20 artifact and I have a perfect set. Now I know what your thinking, but its not green, or shiny gold, this is a correct observation. But, if you have not tried this theory I think you will be very suprised at how effective this is. I just started on my third character, the other two is already done with the missions have very nice armor and weapon build, yada, yada. I went to the desert and found a nice
max bow with 20% damage while enchanted, I customized it put a lightning string on it and a 16% enchantment handle on it. I came out of pre almost 10 level. This character is new to post and rocking with a max, low req, modded weapon for less than 1k. My next quest is to find the collector that has the max bows that are 15% when >50% health. Using perfect mods these bows will be as effective as any in the game, save some fancy looks. Afterward I will be building perfect staffs. Feel free to comment or lend any additional information on finding the most effective/affordable way to build weapon sets.