Possible scam HP 41CX

[rprosperi]

(09-25-2022 08:43 AM)Stevetuc Wrote:  Hi Bob
I get a "Checkout with PayPal as Guest" page when I click "Checkout with PayPal". How did you get account sign in to work?
I guess it could be geographic differences, I'm based in UK?

I used my normal PP credentials (after verifying the PP URL was genuine) and the payment process completed as usual.

However, I recommend holding off on more purchases until it can be verified this is legit. It seems incomprehensible to me that someone would create hundreds of item listings merely to hope to scam someone, while using a legitimate payment processor which will determine pretty quickly if it's legit or not.

The email address they use for 'contact us' does not work, so I dug in a bit more, and PP confirms the account is indeed legit, so I contacted the seller via the PP email account and am waiting for a reply. If I get none, I will get a refund from PP and they will shut down the 'Checkout with PayPal', but at least we'll know the deal. I'm feeling less sure today, but it's still worth a little risk to take down a scammer like this if indeed this is the case.