What is PP*ETSY SELLER on your bank statement?
Here's what this charge most likely is, grounded in our prefix dictionary and what the descriptor itself contains.
This appears to be a payment made through PayPal to a seller on Etsy, the online handmade and vintage goods marketplace.
- Most likely: An Etsy seller
- an online marketplace seller (handmade, vintage, or craft goods)
- Processed by: PayPal
- PayPal processed this payment on your behalf. The 'PP*' prefix means PayPal is the payment intermediary, not the actual seller — the real merchant is the individual Etsy seller you purchased from.
- Category
- Online Shopping
Doesn't look right? Things you could check:
- Check your Etsy account — Logging into etsy.com and reviewing your order history may help match this charge to a specific purchase.
- Check your PayPal activity — Your PayPal transaction history at paypal.com may show the exact seller name and order details associated with this payment.
- Look for a confirmation email — Etsy and PayPal both typically send email receipts at the time of purchase, which could help identify the specific seller or item.
- Consider the timing — If you recall browsing or buying handmade, vintage, or craft items around the date of this charge, that context may help confirm what this was for.
The payment was handled through PayPal. The name after PP* is the merchant or seller PayPal paid on your behalf. After the PP* prefix the descriptor reads “ETSY SELLER” — that leftover text is the most likely seller.
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