Package damaged in transit - seller asking for my address

Question

A package I ordered is showing as "damaged beyond repair" on the tracking, and has not been delivered as a result. After contacting the seller about this, they are asking me to confirm my delivery address to "resolve this issue as quickly as possible".Am I being paranoid in thinking this seems a little odd? Shouldn't they already have my address, and if not, how does knowing it help? They should be able to see the tracking status their end as well. Many thanks!

**peaseblossom** · Accepted Answer

Some business sellers may have their own system independent of ebay so could be totally innocent.    If it's a private seller that might also apply.   In either case I can't see what harm it would do.   If it's a private seller using eBay's Simple Delivery it's a problem that Evri did not deliver the damaged item.   If they had you could have opened an "Item damaged" return then ebay would have issued the refund and seller keep payment.   Even though...