Get to know Dt.Org's staff #2-Shannon-4/28/2013-5/4/2013
Up next is Shannon. This is your chance to ask questions of Shannon. Almost any (tasteful) question will be honestly answered.
This thread will open on 4/28/2013 and close on 5/5/2013.
A brief bio on Shannon:
Shannon John liked to sell things. If he could buy something for a dollar and sell it for two, it was a good day. It didn’t matter much what he was selling, whether it was movies, books, CDs, furniture, electronics, artwork, collectibles; if he thought he could buy it low and sell it high, he was going to try. Shannon was very skilled at quite a few things, but most importantly, he was resourceful, he was efficient, and he was a people person. It wasn’t just about the one time sale, it was about making connections. The best way to sell something, is for the customer to come to you.
Well, one day while searching the local Craigslist for collectibles to purchase, he came across an ad for a “Rare Stephen King Item”. Rare Stephen King Item? What’s so rare about a book? Little did he know that that ad would literally change his life. Shannon met with a Stephen King collector by the name of Sharon Milligan. Sharon ran a bookstore in Las Vegas called The Book Magician, and while Shannon had always been an avid reader, he didn’t know diddly squat about limited editions or rare book items. Sharon brought out a cardboard box filled to the lid with paper in four or five neat stacks. She had said “I don’t remember where I bought this, but it’s taking up space and I want to sell it.” Shannon wrote down some information about the “Rare Stephen King Item” and told her that he was going to do some research on the item and that he’d get back to her with an offer. When he went home that night, he plugged away at the Internet for clues to finding out just what the item was, how much it could be worth, and who he could possibly sell it to if he were to buy it.
Searching for information about the “Rare Stephen King Item” led Shannon to TheDarkTower.org, a community of Stephen King fans and collectors. After asking some questions and becoming familiar with the different types of collectible items to be found within Stephen King collecting, Shannon found himself hooked. He went back to Sharon and purchased the item --now known in the collecting world as the “Skeleton Crew Treasure Chest,” a pre-publication set of proofs used for editing purposes on the Scream/Press limited edition of Skeleton Crew-- and there started a journey that would have many highs and lows, for the life of a King collector can be both exhilarating and disappointing, often on the same day.
Ingraining himself in the King collecting world, Shannon found himself very close with a lot of the members of TheDarkTower.org, eventually joining the staff as the facilitator of the Short Works and Comic Book sections of the website.
Originally Posted by Roseannebarr
