I had this happen to me, a few years back. I rang eBay to ask about it, and they advised that it was not out of the ordinary. I think Sellers all get my phone number now, as parcels often arrive with my phone number on it. I feel it is an extra level of protection for me, if the parcel goes astray, as the Post Office can contact me using it. I get the phone numbers for everyone who buys from me when I print a a postage label, good to have if there is a communication problem via eBay messages. I recently received a parcel, signed for it and actually opened it, and then discovered that it was my address, but had someone else's name on it. It had a phone number which I rang and lady who lived up around the corner was most happy to receive it. I felt terrible about opening it, but as I was expecting parcels myself, she understood. In the past I have had things delivered with no clue as to who they belonged to and no immediate neighbours knew, so it had to be returned to the sender. I think it is better to have a phone number than not on parcels for this reason. I would be one of the most security conscious people around, very aware to be careful what you put into a computer, but in this case, I see no problem. My name and number is listed in the phone book, physical and online, so available to anyone who wants to look for it anyway.
