NAME: Orson Christian
FANDOM ALIAS: Sidecutter
ALLEGIANCE: Evil Dealer Scum
FUNCTION: Owner, Webmaster, Shipper, Customer Service

Greetings!  I am your friendly owner and operator of Captured Prey.  Known to the fan community as Sidecutter, my goal is to rain destruction upon your pathetic plan...err, sorry.  I mean, my goal is to bring you great toys, at great prices, with great service.  For myself, and the rest of my staff, Captured Prey is more than just a way to make money, and the items we sell are much more to us than just another product, more than just a line added to be profitable alongside many others.  This site is an extension of our personal love for the hobby of Transformers, and a desire to spread the enjoyment of these terrific toys to others as much as possible.

With these ideas in mind, we focus our efforts on bringing you great toys, and giving our fellow fans quick, personal customer service.  We know that without you, our customers, we would quickly cease to exist, and the vote of confidence shown by your purchase from us is something we always aim to fulfill to the highest degree possible.  We welcome, and even encourage, orders from our fellow fans overseas, and will even be more than happy to hand-deliver any orders to local customers! 

Thanks to our customers, we've grown quite a bit since our (very) humble beginnings in 2001.  It's been over four years now, and we intend to continue to improve the site to make the shopping experience easier and more enjoyable, one improvement at a time, for many years to come.  Thank You, to all the people who've purchased from us, both online and at BotCons, and who will do so, and especially to those who have become loyal repeat customers.  You, our customers, are the lifeblood of this endeavor, and it's success is owed entirely to you.

2006 has been another year of impressive growth and success for us as a store, and we will endeavor to keep it coming, and keep up with the most current releases at the best prices possible!  We're even investigating the possibilities of branching out into other, likely related lines.

NAME: Emery Volz
FANDOM ALIAS: Speedwreck, Bravemax
ALLEGIANCE: Heroic Dealer Scum
FUNCTION: Head Convention Assistant

Emery has been a good friend for years now.  He's still odd, but it would seem that his particular brand of oddness compliments mine nicely.  We often debate opinions on the toys and show, or subtleties in the fiction and how to interpret it, but there never seems to be a sense of malice to our debates - they're the healthy type that I imagine help both of us solidify our opinions and understand the reasoning behind the other's thoughts, and this is never a bad thing!  And his studies in Japanese language and culture, coupled with his business studies, have yielded some interesting information that helps both the store and myself in various ways.  Definitely a great person to have around!

Unfortunately, Emery will be in Japan during the time of BotCon 2007, so we won't have his company and assistance in person.  With any luck, his presence there will benefit him greatly, but his presence will be missed!

NAME: Walt Jackson
FANDOM ALIAS: Highrise
ALLEGIANCE: Evil Dealer Scum
FUNCTION: Convention Assistant

Walt has been a friend of mine for a few years, and has been invaluable to me when it comes to being able to obtain some store exclusives in order to be able to offer those exclusives to buyers who wouldn't have access to them otherwise.  It's always great to be able to spread the enjoyment of these great specialty items to fans that don't get them locally, and Walt's help lets me offer many of these at or just slightly above the original retail prices, without depriving local fans and kids of a chance to purchase the same toys.

2006 marked Walt's first BotCon, and also his first year assisting at the booth.  His help was highly useful, and his experience in retail let him dive right in and give me that quality help I need without much lead-in time.  I'm looking forward to Walt joining me on future convention trips, as he's a great assistant and good friend!  I have no doubt he'll be capable of filling Emery's role as my head assistant in 2007, and am pleased to entrust to booth to him when it's my turn to take in something outside the dealer room!

NAME: Vernon Skach & Tiffany Poston
FANDOM ALIASES: Dio & Tex
ALLEGIANCE: Heroic Assistant & Heroic Assistant
FUNCTION: Convention Assistant & Convention Assistant

I first met Paul Teutel, Jr. -  I mean, Dio, online, after Dak finally got me hooked on being a part of the zany IaconHub after OTFCC 2004.  It was of course great to finally "meet" these characters Dak had told me so much about, and many of them have come to be among those I consider friends, though I have not been fortunate enough to meet most of them offline.  Among these are Dio, who was kind enough, with his girlfriend Tiffy, to volunteer to assist us with the booth this year.

Though we weren't able to make as much use of them as I might have hoped, it was still good to have the extra help at times, and I hope they'll consent to work with us again, hopefully in a more utilized capacity.  We were at least able to make good use of Tiffy, who makes a  much more attractive spokes-model for handing out prizes at the drawing than the rest of us do!  Thanks for helping, both of you, and I hope to see you both in person again next year!

NAME: Michael Kenney
FANDOM ALIAS: Dak Roland
ALLEGIANCE: Heroic Graphic Artist
FUNCTION: Graphics Guru (Lead Graphic Artist)

Michael has been an online friend for some time now, and has been working the graphics for the site since before I could afford to compensate him properly.  His work is gorgeous stuff.  He's got great skills, and is always my first call for major graphics work on this and any other projects.  He's responsible in large part for major elements of the site's look and feel, and deserves more kudos than I know how to offer.  Top notch job, Dak!