Ebay Acronyms: Commonly used abreviations for words on ebay in item descriptions.
Most online auctions use abreviations of words because there are only so many characters allowed in the auction title (55 characters) which is what is used for searches.
Ebay Acronyms
(A- G)
1TO: One Time Only
AF: Abercrombie & Fitch AKA: Also Known As
ANTG: Antique ASAP: As Soon As Possible AUD- Australian Dollar
BC: Back Cover BF: Best Fit BIN: Buy It Now BK: Broken BNWL: Brand New With Label BO: Best Offer BTS: Back To School BW: Black And White
B&W: Black And White
CC: Credit Card
CIP: Customer Initiated Payment
COA: Certificate Of Authenticity CONUS: Continental United States
DBL: Double DOA: Dead On Arrival
EMB: Embroidered
EST: Eastern Standard Time ETA: Estimated Time Of Arrival EUC: Excellent Used Condition EUR: Euro EX: Excellent
F: Fair (Condition Rating)
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions FB: Feedback FC: Fine (Condition Rating) FC: First Class
FD: Factory Direct FEDEX: Federal Express
FE: First Edition
FL: Freshly Laundered
FOB: Freight On Board
FP: Fixed Price FS : Factory Sealed
FS: Full Screen (DVD Format) FVF: Final Value Fee FYI: For Your Information
G: Good Condition GBP:
Great Britain Pounds
GC: Good Condition GD: Good Condition GU: Gently Used GUC: Good Used Condition GW: Gently Worn
Ebay Acronyms
(H- M)
HB: Hardback book HCTS: Here Comes The Stork
HP: Home Page HTF: Hard To Find
HTML: HyperText Markup Language for creating webpages.
IE: Internet Explorer
IM: Instant Messaging IMO: In My Opinion
INIT: Initials INR: Item Not Received
INTMO: International Money Order ISO: In Search Of
ISP: Internet Service Provider (ex. Comcast, Verizon, AOL, etc,) ITF: Impossible To Find
JPG: Jpeg (Picture File Format)
Lor LRG: Large LDYS: Ladies LE: Limited Edition LK:
Like LN: Like New LPUO: Local Pick Up Only LR: Low Reserve LS or L/S: Long Sleeve LSE: Loose
LTBX: Letterbox (Video Format)
LTD: Limited Edition
M or Med: Medium MCU: Might Clean Up MIB: Mint In Box MIBP: Mint In Blister Pack MIJ: Made In
Japan MIMB: Mint In Mint Box MIMP: Mint In Mint Package (In Perfect Condition, Subjective Term)
MIP: Mint In Package MNB: Mint No Box (Subjective Term)
MNT: Mint (In perfect Condition, Subjective Term) MO: Money Order
MOC: Mint On Card
MOMC: Mint On Mint Card
MONMC: Mint On Near Mint Card MWBT: Mint With Both Tags (Subjective Term) MWMT: Mint With Mint Tags(Subjective Term)
Ebay Acronyms
(N- Z)
NARU: Not A Registered User NB: Name Brand NBW: Never Been Worn
NC: No Cover NIB: New In Box NIP: New In
Package NM: Near Mint (Subjective Term) NNPW: New Never Played With NORES: No Reserve
NOS: New Old Stock NPB: Non Paying Bidder/Buyer NR: No Reserve NRFB: Never Removed From Box NWOT: New Without Tags (Should Never Have Been Worn) NWT: New With Tags
OA: Online Auction OB: Original Box
OEM:
Original Equipment Manufacturer ON: Old Navy OOAK: One of a Kind OOP: Out Of Print ORP: Original Retail Price
OS: Old School (Vintage Style)
PB: Paperback Book pc: Pieces (usually lowercase) PIC: Picture PM: Post marked PM: Priority Mail
PMI: Priority Mail International PP: Parcel Post
PST: Pacific Standard Time PU: Pickup Only
RET: Retired RETRD: Retired RP: Return Policy RV: Retail Value
S or SM: Small S/H/I: Shipping, Handling, and Insurance S/O: Sold Out SB: Soft Back Book SH: Shipping and Handling SIG: Signature SS or S/S: Short Sleeve SS: Still Sealed SZ: Size
TCP: The Children's Place TIA: Thanks In Advance TOS:- Terms of Service/Sale
UID: Unpaid Items Dispute UPS: United Postal Service USD: United States Dollars USPS: United States Postal Service
V/M/D: Visa, MasterCard, Discover VERO: Verified Registered Owner VFM: Value for money VGC: Very Good Condition VHTF: Very hard to find
VIN: Vintage VTG: Vintage W/ (w/): With W/O (w/o): Without
WS: Wide Screen (DVD Format) WTB: Wanted to buy WYSIWYG: What You See Is What You Get
XL: Extra Large XS: Extra Small XXL or 2XL: xx-large, Extra Extra Large XXXL or 3XL: xxx-large, Extra Extra Extra Large
