I ended up buying a Pixel XL 128GB for $335. It was listed as used, but is in perfect condition and has no cosmetic damage whatsoever. Not sure if Im sucker for paying another $30 for a third party 1 year warranty (from Assurant), but it makes my feel better.
Apparently the phone had never been sold or activated previously. Not that matters now but any way to verify that?
Also is there any way to get rid of that annoying weather icon attached to the date, and google bar at the bottom of the screen? The date was present, but not the weather attachment. Neither was present when I first set up the phone, and they both randomly showed up just now. For the life of me I can't figure out how to turn them off or how they were installed. Assuming they were attached to some app or widget but I've spent hour searching. LolOld I guess.
Thanks for all previous help, and any help you can provide with the current issue.