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Impossible to login as a Sandbox buyer to PayPal

I opted using PayPal's sandbox to run the checkout test, but I'm having major issues logging in as a buyer. It seems I'm not the only one- http://stackoverflow.com/search?q=paypal+test+account+can%27t+login

Quick breakdown of what I have so far:

  1. Created a new account under developer.paypal.com
  2. Logged in and created a new "buyer" account in Accounts
  3. Logged in as buyer in sandbox.paypal.com
  4. Added product from my example site and was redirected to PayPal's shopping cart page
  5. Clicked checkout and entered the "buyer" credentials.

Keep receiving following errors:

  • Email: Please make sure you have entered your email address correctly.
  • PayPal password: Please re-enter your PayPal password.

Clearing cache and cookies in Chrome and Firefox haven't resolved my login issues yet.

Has anybody successfully checked out with PayPal's sandbox? What step(s) am I missing?