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Is buyforbabies.net legit?
I did a google search for the 76039 Ant-Man set that was abruptly retired and is sold out on lego.com. buyforbabies.net showed as a purchase option in google, so I went to the site and they had the Ant-Man set for $24 free shipping. The website looked OK, but I had never heard of them and the toll free phone number listed on the site looked odd. I thought - I can pay with my CC and be covered if something is amiss, so I put some 76039's in my cart and went to check out. Some strange payment options were available - Cash on Delivery and then only PayPal. (more concern on my part) Silly me tried the PayPal option for payment, but it didn't accept my password so I really thought something was up. I immediately went to PayPal and changed my password. I don't think buyforbabies.net is legit.
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Clue #2: 1800 - 1570 - 033 (looks more like a UPC than a phone number)
Glad you got on the phone with PayPal right away. Fast thinking to immediately change your password!
Also, the use of a .net domain really doesn't act as an indicator of fraud. Many legitimate sites use this top-level domain (and equally, there's nothing to stop a fraudster from using a .com domain if it's available).
However, the domain was only registered in October 2015, yet the website claims it has been running since 2008. Also, there is no physical address on their Contact Us page, and the "BBB Accredited Business" A+ rating logo links through to a completely different organisation. Those are the real reasons to be wary.
When I contacted PP they said they saw my logging in. The issue was that there was not a PP account on the seller's side to accept the transaction. That was a good thing, because had the transaction went through it would not have raised that last red flag to me and caused me to change my password.
As other people have noticed, there were some other red flags about the site. The 24/7 phone number was not valid. The on-line assistant didn't function.
A balance would be useful to not wait on transfers or fund fee-free personal payments. Do you keep a balance for that or some other reason?