Following the recent news item on CGC and other comic news sites about the "lost" Denys Cowan artwork (and how it was subsequently "found"), I thought I'd share my own recent tale of "loss" in the vain hope someone can help me "find" my item again.

I recently decided to sell one of my two 9.4 copies of Captain Britain #8 on ebay from my newly graded Captain Britain collection (see my previous journal "The [Other] Good Captain"). CB8 is key issue as it features the first appearance of Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock, who would later become known as Psylocke, now Marvel mainstay and fan favourite from the X-Men.

The ebay sale went through without a hitch (although the purchaser took a little over a week to pay) and when they did I duly dispatched, but foolishly sent the item via airmail, not registered mail. Lo and behold, a little over a two weeks later, the purchaser queried where the item was (after they'd asked a week before if I had a tracking number for the item) and this continued for a couple more weeks until he raised an issue with PayPal for none delivery. As I had no way to dispute this, I refunded the purchaser the full amount.

So, somewhere between the Post Office and the purchasers home this lovely slab had been "lost". To say, I'm gutted is an understatement.

Luckily I'd registered the slab prior with CGC against my collection, so if it pops up again and someone tries to register it I'll be alerted. That said, if anyone here should come across this item on your travels or are offered it for sale, please let me know. I've pictured the item below.

The lesson for me in all of this is you should always make sure your items are sent registered and insured.

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