Qualifications of Membership

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For your information applications for membership in the association require the applicant to show that he or she has a website and is primarily engaged in the selling of philatelic material on the Internet.

Of secondary importance, but which will be taken into account in support of an application, are those who have :- a registered selling ID with eBay or another major Internet auction site (complete the space provided in the form).

Your own web page stamp store (please provide your URL address in the space provided in the application form); you may also sell philatelic material by other means (these should be stated); and who may otherwise be engaged in the philatelic industry, for example, as an philatelic auctioneer who also sells on the Internet, a philatelic journalist who publishes on the internet, a seller of philatelic material. We also welcome dealers in philatelic accessories and literature on the internet, or an employee of a company engaged in one or more of these activities on the internet.

Rule 03 Ammended 18/06/2010

In order to become a member of the IPDA you should be a full-time or part-time stamp dealer who sells and buys stamps and philatelic material on a web site or an e-auction site or a buy-it-now e-store or maybe engaged in related philatelic activities, such as, online selling of philatelic accessories, or valuation and / or certification of stamps, etc. The IPDA welcomes applications from established stamp dealers as well as those who have recently commenced stamp dealing”

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