Oh man. I am sorry you lost so many things! How devastating.I turned 70 in December. I've been collecting since I was 15 or 16, and King since about 1980. I lost the vast majority of my collection (hardcovers, magazines and paperbacks--about 20,000-30,000 items) when my basement flooded when a remnant of a hurricane hit our area about 15 years ago. Luckily, my almost complete collection of Weird Tales magazine, my almost complete set of Arkham House books and all my King books were upstairs at the time. I sold the Weird Tales magazines and the Arkham House but have kept the King items.
John