Internet Philatelic Dealers Association Incorporated

Code of Ethics

By the act of applying for membership and being accepted all members are deemed to agree to pledge themselves - As a member of the Internet Philatelic Dealers Association I promise I will recognize my public obligations as set down in this Code of Ethics.

Code of Ethics

“To always purchase and sell philatelic material at reasonable and fair prices, giving due consideration to prevailing market conditions and factors and any risk that may be involved in buying or selling philatelic material;

To refrain from knowingly dealing in or holding stocks of stolen philatelic material;

To refrain from knowingly dealing in counterfeit philatelic material except where I have publicly and clearly stated that the item(s) for sale is counterfeit;

To provide buyers of my material with a written description which, to the best of my knowledge, accurately and completely, describes the condition, identification and specification of the items for sale;

To be truthful in all my dealings with sellers and buyers and in all my advertising, displays of philatelic material;

When requested, to give customers advice on philatelic matters which, to the best of my knowledge  is correct, and to refrain from making false or misleading statements, and to always refer the customer to  another source of information, when the matter is not in my area of knowledge  or  expertise;

To publicly guarantee a full refund of the purchase price of any philatelic material sold whenever a customer expresses dissatisfaction with the material supplied.”

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