I am watching an American Pickers episode and there is no difference in the properties in many cases from those on Hoarders. The hoard tends to be outside a home on the land or in outbuildings but it is still a lot of stuff piled everywhere. One guy had a ton of junk that led to his front door and the pickers searched through it looking for collectibles. However, the spin is on collecting rather than hoarding. Now it is true that I haven't seen piles of fecal matter or trash bags on American Pickers. But at some point, collecting is a low-level of hoarding. I wonder how law officials make the decision if someone has a hoard or is collecting? I guess if the person collecting lives in the country on a big property away from anyone else, then no one will complain.