Any advice about a "lost" package

[Brian]

So here's another tale of a lost baseball card...

I won a card on eBay, a 1927 Zeenut Weinert, and USPS tracking said that it was "out for delivery" on 9/21. I am still waiting. I contacted the seller, who told me to contact the P.O., which was no help whatsoever. So I contacted eBay, who was equally helpful. The seller, understandably, does not want to/cannot do anything else, and since it was insured, it really should be a matter for eBay and USPS to sort out.

So, my question is: do I (1) just wait for eBay to refund my money, (2) file a police report, (3) file a complaint against the PO, which did absolutely nothing, all of the above, or just #1?

While it was not a high-value transaction, I'm bummed because I have been after that card for a while. On the other hand, this is the first time the USPS has ever lost one of my packages, so I guess I should just count myself lucky, and move on.

Anyone have this experience, and what did you do? Does the USPS even investigate in cases such as these, since they deal with over a billion packages a year?

Thanks, Brian