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How To Pay Lower Paypal Fees

September 17, 2015 by Denise 16 Comments

I have been selling digital sewing patterns since years and never have come across this valuable information until recently. I was surprised that Paypal has this kind of feature so I searched under “fees” and there it was!

Are you ready to start saving some money and start paying lower paypal fees? Let’s do this!

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 How To Save Paypal Fees For Small Payments | DIY Crush

 Micropayment Discounts

Micropayments are payments that are less than $10.00 per transaction.

Paypal offers lower fees if your transactions are less than $10.00 meaning if you sell patterns (and especially digitally patterns where no shipping is involved) that are less than $10.00 in total transaction you can save money that way. How? With Paypal’s “5% plus $0.05” rate.

How Does This Work?

Here’s an example from the paypal site for a business that usually accepts $2.00 payments.

Lower Your Paypal Fees When Selling Digital PatternsTypically digital patterns range anywhere from $2.00-$9.99 (in the ideal case) and will be eligible for this low rate. If a pattern sells for more than $10.00 then Paypal automatically adjusts the rate to the usual 2.9% + $0.30 per transaction which most of us are (or were) used to anyways.

Lower Your Paypal Fees When Selling Digital Patterns

More information on how to set this up in your paypal account can be found HERE! Note: I hired a web developer through Fiverr.com to help m set this up in my paypal account.

But not only digital patterns are eligible for this discount, basically any merchandise under $10.00! Imagine any website that sells small, low priced items such as

  • headbands
  • hair bows
  • jewelry
  • small sewing supplies
  • virtual products such as ebooks

 

Save Paypal Fees On Merchandise Under 10 Dollars | DIY Crush

The only thing is that your fees of 5% and 5cents will remain throughout, no matter if a payment will be over $10.00. You will end up paying a bit more fees if that’s the case but if your sales are under $10.00 for the majority then you will save in the long run.

How Do I Apply?

It’s very simple! You call customer service! Let me tell, I had to speak with them on numerous occasions and must say, they are a knowledgeable bunch! All you want to do is log into your Paypal account and scroll down to the bottom of the page.

I usually get a passcode for a quick line and it has always worked great! Just ask for “payments & transactions” and a live person will be with you shortly.

Disclaimer: I am not a web developer nor a Paypal specialist and definite information on switching to lower fees will be solely up to the Paypal representative.

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Hi! I'm a craft & sewing loving mom of 2 (+ 1 dog). When I am not crafting or sewing, you can find me playing with my kids and dogs! I am a slow cooker & coffee addict. My favorite color is any color and I have a degree in business management. Hope to inspire you to DIY with me!
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  1. Carole @ From My Carolina Home says

    September 17, 2015 at 9:40 pm

    Thank you so much for this information, visiting from Rattlebridge Farms. I just got off the phone with Paypal and it was as easy as you said. As a new pattern designer with digital quilt patterns, I have been taking it in the teeth with seller fees. I wish I had known about this years ago! Thank you!!

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    • Denise says

      September 18, 2015 at 9:16 am

      Yay! I am so happy to hear that you were able to set this up so quickly as well!! If you like come and check out our pattern shop where many patterns from various designers get sold! Just click on the top tab “vendor info”.

      Reply
  2. Kelly says

    September 18, 2015 at 8:04 pm

    One small correction – Paypal just told me that once you sign up for micropayments, ALL of your transactions are calculated at that rate, so if you start selling higher total transaction amounts, you’ll want to change back to keep your fees down.

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    • Denise says

      September 18, 2015 at 8:20 pm

      That’s interesting! They told me that the percentage adjusts once it’s over $10.00. I will call them tomorrow to ask again and will update this post. Thanks for stopping by!!

      Reply
      • Carole @ From My Carolina Home says

        September 25, 2015 at 8:53 am

        Paypal told me that all payments under $10 would be at the micro rate, and only the payments above that would automatically be calculated at the old rate. In essence, my account has two rates, depending on the size of the sale. They really are interested in helping you pay as little as possible so you’ll use their service. I am thrilled!

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        • Denise says

          September 26, 2015 at 3:07 pm

          So glad you were able to take advantage of this!! Thanks for visiting!

          Reply
  3. Daniela says

    September 21, 2015 at 6:14 pm

    Thanks for the information! I must have to look into it now 🙂

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    • Denise says

      September 21, 2015 at 8:13 pm

      You are very welcome! Thanks for visiting!

      Reply
  4. Hayley says

    September 27, 2015 at 7:04 am

    Ooo great advice! Thanks for linking to #frifre4all 🙂

    Reply
    • Denise says

      September 27, 2015 at 9:18 am

      Thank you for visiting!!

      Reply
  5. Amy DeCesare says

    October 3, 2015 at 12:10 pm

    I just changed my fees. Thanks for this helpful tip. However I was advised that there would be only one rate applied to all of my sales regardless of the transaction now. I will monitor my sales and decide if I should switch the fee back, but for now this is perfect for me.

    Reply
    • Denise says

      October 4, 2015 at 9:20 am

      So happy to hear you made the switch!! In order to get auto-adjusting fees you have to hire someone to set your paypal settings to EXPRESS. Unfortunately paypal does not offer to do that.

      Reply
  6. Pam says

    October 8, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    I’m in the process of writing my first few patterns and looking at the best way to sell them. Thanks so much for sharing this information! Every little bit helps when your business is just getting started!

    Reply
    • Denise says

      October 9, 2015 at 7:25 am

      That’s awesome and congratulations on starting your first patterns! For your info, if you have sales coming up please check out my sales page where you can submit your pattern sales to! https://www.diy-crush.com/sewing-patterns-on-sale/

      Reply
  7. Jenn Roberts says

    October 8, 2015 at 8:47 pm

    So good to know! Thanks for the information!

    Reply
    • Denise says

      October 9, 2015 at 7:25 am

      You are very welcome! Thanks for checking it out!

      Reply

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