Lost card in the mail - who's responsible for tracing the package?

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Posted By: Judge Dred

A baseball card is sold on ebay.

After the item was won the buyer sent an email confirmation to the seller regarding the purchase of the item. In the email the buyer provided the correct shipping address for the package.

Payment for the item was mailed in a timely manner The correct mailing address was also provided in the payment letter to the seller.

After a period of time the package, sent by USPS, does not arrive. The buyer contacts the seller and informs them that the package has not arrived.

The buyer makes an inquiry (to the seller) regarding the package. The seller states that it was insured. The seller emails the buyer the address to where the package was sent. The buyer recognizes that the street name the seller used was not correct. It was close but not correct. The buyer emails the seller to let them know of the error.

Who should ultimately be responsible for doing the footwork to locate the package? Lets say the package was addressed correctly by the seller, would the responsibility of tracing the package change?