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EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning A)

2007-02-04T04:38:00.000-08:00

The most full, complete, and comprehensive glossary of terms used by eBay users. It contains terms, abbreviations, acronyms, jargons, lingo together with their corresponding meanings and definitions most commonly used in auctions of collectibles, antiques, electronics, apparel, sporting goods and more.

Ebay words	Meaning
AASP	Attach Average Selling Price (the average selling price of items that are attached or up-sold as a secondary item upon checkout by a winning bidder/buyer)
ABM	Automatic Bottle Machine (bottles prior to 1910)
AC	Acetate (for records)
ACC	Accumulation (for stamps)
ACEO	Art Cards, Editions and Originals (artist cards meant to be traded between artists, measure 2.5" by 3.5" and can be in any medium including watercolor, acrylic, and drawing)
ACL	Applied Color Label (for wine or decorative bottles)
ADV	Adventure genre (for books or movies)
AE	Bronze (for coins)
AEG	All Edges Gilt (for books)
AF	Abercrombie & Fitch (clothing store)
AG	About Good (for coins)
AIR	Air Mail (for stamps)
AKA	Also known as
ALS	Autograph Letter Signed
ALT	Alternative
AMQS	Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
ANS	Autograph Note Signed
ANTH	Anthology (for books)
AO	All Original
AOL	America Online
AOME	Armies of Middle Earth (Lord of the Rings)
AOV	Average Order Value (the average value of consolidated orders)
AP	Artist Proof (an art of an edition set aside for the artist); Autopen
APS	American Philatelic Society
AQS	Autograph Quotation Signed
AR	Artist Resin (a sculpture, released by the artist or hobby companies, that is cast in durable but breakable resin and is usually hand-painted.); Silver (for coins); Attach Rate (the rate at which winning bidders/buyers are up-sold upon checkout, or at which they attach further items to the original purchase)
ARC	Advance Reader's/Review Copy (a paperback edition of a book released for publicity purposes before the trade edition is released)
ASL	A/Autograph Signed Letter
ASN	A/Autograph Signed Note
ASP	Average Sales Price (the average sales price of an item over a period of time, usually a month)
ATC	Artist Trading Card (artist cards meant to be traded between artists, measure 2.5" by 3.5" and must be able to slide into a trading card sleeve)
AU	About Uncirculated or Almost Uncirculated (for coins)
AU-50	About Uncirculated (for coins)
AU-55	Choice About Uncirculated (for coins)
AUTO	Autograph
AV	Gold (for coins)

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning Z)

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Ebay words	Meaning
ZINE	Fanzine
ZNE	Art group Varizione (for collectible art)

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning Y)

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Ebay words	Meaning
YT	Yves Tellier Stamp Catalogue used in France and French Colonies to value stamps in Euros

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning X)

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Ebay words	Meaning
XC	Excellent condition
XF	Extra Fine condition (also EF)
XFU	Extra Fine, Used (for stamps)
XL	Extra Large
XS	Extra Small

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning W)

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Ebay words	Meaning
W	West Point Mint/Depository (for coins); With (also W/)
W/	With (also W)
W/C	Watercolor (for paintings or maps; also WC)
W/L	White Label (for records; also WL)
WA	Government of Western Australia (for stamps)
WB	White Border (for 1916-1930 postcards)
WC	Watercolor (for paintings or maps; also W/C)
WD	White Dog (RCA record labels); Wide Date (for coins); Water Damage
WDAC	Walt Disney Art Classics
WDCC	Walt Disney Classics Collection
WL	White Label (for records; also W/L)
WLP	White Label Promo
WOB	Writing on Back
WOC	Writing on Cover
WOF	Writing on Front/Face
WOFC	Writing on Front Cover
WOIC	Writing on Inside Cover
WOL	Writing on Label
WOR	Writing on Record
WOS	Writing on Sleeve
WOW	White-on-White (for linens)
WP	Warp (for records; also WRP)
WPD	Warped
WRP	Warp (for records; also WP)
WS	Widescreen
WSOL	Water Stain on Label (for records)
WWAO	Worldwide Women Artists (an international collective of women artists showing and selling their original art online)
WYSIWYG	What You See Is What You Get

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning V)

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Ebay words	Meaning
V/M/D	Visa/MasterCard/Discover Card
VEGGIE	Vegetable themed
VERM	Vermeil (gold plating on sterling silver, bronze or copper)
VF	Very Fine condition
VFD	Vacuum Fluorescent Display
VFU	Very Fine, Used (for stamps)
VG	Very Good condition (also VGC)
VG+	Very Good Plus condition
VGC	Very Good condition (also VG)
VGF	Very Good to Fine condition
VHTF	Very Hard to Find
VID	Video
VR	Very Rare
VRAM	Video Random Access Memory
VTG	Vintage item

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning U)

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Ebay words	Meaning
U	Used (for stamps or postcards)
U #	The Scott Stamp Catalogue value numbering system used in the United States for cut squares
U/M	Unmounted Mint (for stamps; also MNH)
UACC	Universal Autograph Collector's Club
UB	Undivided Back (for 1901-1907 postcards; also UDV or UND/B); Unboxed
UDV	Undivided Back (for 1901-1907 postcards; also UB or UND/B)
UK	United Kingdom (for stamps)
ULBC	Upper Left corner of Back Cover (for books or magazines)
UNC	Uncirculated (for coins)
UND/B	Undivided Back (for 1901-1907 postcards; also UB or UDV)
UNP	Unplayed (for records)
UNU	Unused (for stamps or postcards)
UPC	Universal Product Code (also known as Barcode Number)
UPD	Unpaid Item Dispute
UPI	Unpaid Item (item not paid for by winning bidder)
UPS	United Parcel Service
URBC	Upper Right corner of Back Cover (for books or magazines)
URFC	Upper Right corner of Front Cover
URL	Uniform Resource Locator (web address)
USPS	United States Postal Service

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning T)

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Ebay words	Meaning
T	Government of Tasmania, Australia (for stamps); Tall size (for clothing)
T/P	Test Pressing (for records; also TP)
TBB	Teenie Beanie Babies
TC	True Crime genre (for books or movies); Trading Card
TCP	The Children's Place (clothing store for kids; also CP)
TCS	Trading Card Signed
TE	Trade edition (the standard paperback edition of a book)
TEG	Top Edge Gilt (for books)
TIA	Thank you in Advance
TLS	Typed Letter Signed
TM	Trademark
TMNT	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
TMOL	Tape Mark on Label (for records)
TNG	The Next Generation (Star Trek)
TOBC	Top of Back Cover; Tear on Back Cover
TOFC	Top of Front Cover; Tear on Front Cover
TOIC	Tear on Inside Cover
TOL	Tear on Label (for records)
TOONS	Cartoon Art (paperbacks)
TOS	Terms of Service; Tape on Spine; The Original Series (Star Trek)
TOUGH	Tough guy genre (for books or movies)
TP	Test Pressing (for records; also T/P)
TPL	Triple (also TRPL)
TRPL	Triple (also TPL)
TRPQ	Tall, Round, Pyroglaze Quart (milk bottles)
TRU	Toys 'R' Us
TS	Tape Seam
TSL	Type Signed Letter
TSS	Top Seam Split
TTM	Through the Mail

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning S)

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Ebay words	Meaning
S	Small (also SM); Stereo (for audio quality); San Francisco Mint (for coins)
S/	Signed (also SGN)
S/FACE	Surface (also SFACE)
S/H	Shipping and Handling (also SH); Second Hand
S/H/I	Shipping, Handling, and Insurance (also SHI)
S/M	Stamp Missing (for postcards)
S/O	Sold Out (also SO)
S/P	Salt and Pepper (shakers); Silverplate (flatware or hollowware); Silver Plated (also SP); Small Print (for books)
S/S	Still Sealed (also SS); Single Sheet (for stamps); Souvenir Sheet (for stamps): Sterling Silver
SA	Silver Age; Government of South Australia (for stamps)
SACD	Super Audio CD
SAG	Screen Actor's Guild
SAS	Sassione Specialized Italy Postage Stamp Catalogue used in Italy to value postage stamps
SASE	Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
SB	Soft Bound; Soft Back (referring to large soft bound books)
SBA	Signed by Author (for books)
SC	Slight Crease (for hang tags, books, magazines); Sawcut (a slice cut off record album jacket; also known as Sawmark or SM); Scott Catalogue (the Scott Stamp Catalogue that is used in the United States to value stamps and its listed prices are updated annually to reflect market movements; also SCOTT); Signed Card; Soft Cover (for books)
SCI	Science (for books)
SCO	Second Chance Offer (an eBay feature that allows a seller to make offers to underbidders for the amount they bid on an item, when either the winning bidder has failed to pay for an item or the seller has a duplicate of the item)
SCOTT	Scott Catalogue (the Scott Stamp Catalogue that is used in the United States to value stamps and its listed prices are updated annually to reflect market movements; also SC)
SCR	Scratch
SCU	Scuff (for records)
SCV	Scott Catalogue Value (for stamps)
SD	Small Date (for coins)
SDR SDRAM	Single Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (for computer memory)
SE	Straight Edge (for stamps)
SE-TENANT	Two different value stamps which are issued side-by-side
SF	Science fiction
SFA	Small Format Art (for collectible art, refers to art works that are below 14” in any one direction)
SFACE	Surface (also S/FACE)
SFBC	Science Fiction Book Club
SG	Stanley Gibbon Stamp Catalogue that is used in the Great Britain and Commonwealth countries to value stamps and its listed prices are updated annually to reflect market movements
SGN	Signed (also S/)
SGRAM	Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory (for computer memory)
SH	Shipping and Handling (also S/H)
SHI	Shipping, Handling, and Insurance (also S/H/I)
SIC	Signed Index Card (for autographs)
SIG	Signature
SIM	Single Inline Module (for computer memory)
SIMM	Single Inline Memory Module (for computer memory)
SIP	Single Inline Package (for computer memory)
SKU	Stock Keeping Unit (a specific unique product available for sale)
SL	Small Letters (for coins)
SLD	Sealed
SLDRAM	Synchronous Link Dynamic Random Access Memory (for computer memory)
SLT	Slight
SLV	Sleeve
SLW	Straight Leg Walker (indicates that a doll's legs do not bend)
SM	Sawmark (also known as Sawcut or SC); Small (also S)
SMS	Special Mint Set (for coins)
SO	Sold Out (also S/O)
SODIMM	Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (for computer memory)
SOFC	Sticker on Front Cover
SOL	Sticker on Label (for records)
SORIMMTM	Small Outline Rambus Inline Memory Module (for laptop computers)
SP	Sticker Pull (a discoloration or actual removal of cover color caused by pulling off a sticker price from a book); Signed Photo or Signed Print (for autographs); Silver Plated (also S/P); Short Print (for sports cards)
SPAM	Unsolicited or junk e-mail
SPC	Signed Postcard
SPL	Splash (for perfumes)
SPR	Spray (for perfumes)
SR	Slight Ringwear
SRAM	Static Random Access Memory (for computer memory)
SS	Stainless Steel; Still Sealed (also S/S); Store Stamp (for books, the stamp that appears on endpapers, edges or books which shows the name and address of a store ); Seam Split (for records); Short Sleeve (for clothing)
SSC	Soft Shell Case (for guitars)
ST	Sound Track (for records or CDs); Star Trek; Sterling (also STER); Stereo
STC	Signed Trading Card
STCCG	Star Trek Collectible Card Game
STER	Sterling (also ST); Sterling Silver
STK	Sticker (also STKR)
STKR	Sticker (also STK)
STNG	Star Trek: The Next Generation
STP	Strip (stamps that are attached in a row or column)
SUSP	Suspended; Suspense genre (for books or movies)
SW	Slight Wear; Star Wars; Shrink Wrapped
SWCCG	Star Wars Collectible Card Game
SWCS	Star Wars Collector Series
SYI	Sell Your Item form
SZ	Size

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning R)

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Ebay words	Meaning
R	Reprint
R/W	Ringwear (the sleeve of a record shows the impression of the record inside it; this circular wear is usually a result of storing records together; also RW)
RAM	Random Access Memory (for computer memory)
RBC	Right side of Back Cover
RC	Reader Copy (a copy of a book in good condition, not necessarily mint); Rookie Card (for sports cards)
RDRAM	Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory (for computer memory)
RE	Reissue (for records; also RI)
RE-R	Re-release (for records)
REF	Reference; Refractor (for sports cards)
REPRO	Reproduction
RET	Retired (also RETRD); Retail
RETRD	Retired (also RET)
RFC	Right side of Front Cover
RFDO	Removed for Display Only
RG	Rolled Gold (for jewelry)
RH	Right Hand
RI	Reissue (for records; also RE)
RIMMTM	Rambus Inline Memory Modules used for RDRAM (for computer memory)
RMA	Return Merchandise Authorization Number
RMN	Roman
RMX	Remix
ROI	Return on Investment (a marketing term which refers to the returns on invested capital, and in the eBay context the additional gains from investment in promotions and advertising)
ROM	Romantic genre (for books or movies); Read Only Memory (for computers)
ROTJ	Return Of The Jedi (Star Wars)
RP	Real Photo Postcard (also RPPC); Reproduction
RPM	Revolutions Per Minute
RPPC	Real Photo Postcard (also RP)
RRH	Remade Repainted Haired (for dolls)
RS	Rubber Stamped on label (for records); Rhinestones; Right side
RSP	Rhodium Sterling Plate
RT	Right
RTS	Return to Sender
RW	Ringwear (also R/W)

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning Q)

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Ebay words	Meaning
QPBC	Quality Paperback Book Club
QUAD	Quadrophonic (music)

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning P)

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Ebay words	Meaning
P	Poor condition (also PC or PR); Philadelphia Mint (for coins); Petite size (for clothing; also PET)
P/	Publisher (also PUB)
P/C	Picture Cover (for records; also PC)
P/O	Punch-Out (inventory that has been “declassified” with a hole punch; also known as Cut-Out Hole in records or COH)
P/S	Picture Sleeve (for records; also PS)
PB	Paperback; Paperbound (for books); Plate Block (for stamps, a block of 4 stamps from the corner of the stamp sheet that carries the printer's notation)
PBO	Paperback Original
PC	Picture Postcard; Postcard; Poor condition (also P or PR); Picture Cover (for records; also P/C)
PCGS	Professional Coin Grading Service
PD	Picture Disc (the record itself has a photo or image on it)
PERF	Perforation (for stamps)
PERFIN	Stamps that have symbols, numbers or letters perforated through them
PET	Petite size (for clothing; also P)
PF	Proof coin (also PROOF)
PIC	Picture
PIRATE	Illegal copies of officially released recordings
PL	Pink or Pinkliner (an eBay staff member who posts a message on a discussion board. Messages from eBay staff have a pink header.)
PLUS	Plus size (for clothing)
PM	Priority Mail; Post Mark; Postal Marking (for postcards or first day covers)
PO	Poster
POC	Pencil on Cover; Pushed-out-center or Punched-out-center (for records; also known as NOC)
POPS	Promo Only Picture Sleeve
POTF	Power Of The Force (Star Wars)
PP	Parcel Post; PayPal; Preprint (for autographs)
PPD	Post Paid
PR	Poor condition (also P or PC); Proof; Promotional Copy (also PROMO); Pair
PRC	Proof Cameo (for coins)
PRDC	Proof Deep Cameo (for coins)
PROG	Program; Progressive
PROMO	Promotional Copy (also PR)
PROOF	Proof coin (also PF)
PS	Power Supply; Picture Sleeve (for records; also P/S); Photo Signed; Postscript
PSQ	Photo Show Quality (for model horses, this is one that may have slight flaws or is not good enough to place well in a live show)
PUB	Publisher (also P/)
PUO	Pick Up Only
PWWI	Pre World War I
PWWII	Pre World War II

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning O)

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Ebay words	Meaning
O	New Orleans Mint (for coins)
O #	The Scott Stamp Catalogue numbering system used in the United States for official government issues
O/C	On Canvas (for paintings; also OC)
O/O	Original Outfit (for dolls, the original clothes)
O/W	Otherwise
OB	Original Box
OBI	Original Band Intact (paper band on Japanese LPs)
OC	Off-center; Off-cut; On Canvas (also O/C)
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer
OF	Original Finish
OG	Original Gum (for stamps)
OHMS	On His Majesty's Service (for stamps)
OHSC	Original Hard Shell Case (for guitars)
OJ	Occupied Japan
ON	Old Navy
OOAK	One of a Kind
OOP	Out of Print (also OP); Out of Production; Out of Package
OP	Out of Print (also OOP)
OPO	Oral Protection Only (for helmets)
ORG	Original (also ORIG)
ORIG	Original (also ORG)
ORP	Original Retail Price
OS	Operating System (for computers); Official Service (for stamps)
OSFA	One Size Fits All
OSFM	One Size Fits Most
OSP	One Sided Pressing (for records)
OSSC	Original Soft Shell Case (for guitars)
OST	Original Soundtrack

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning N)

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Ebay words	Meaning
N/R	No Reserve price for an auction listing (also NORES or NR)
NAP	Not Affected Play (for records); Napkin
NARU	Not A Registered User (a registered user who is suspended from use of the auction system by eBay)
NASB	Nancy Ann Story Book
NB	New in Box (also NIB)
NBC	Nightmare Before Christmas (from Disney)
NBU	Never Been Used
NBW	Never Been Worn/Wrecked
NC	No Cover (also NCR)
NCR	No Cover (also NC)
ND	No Date; No Dog (RCA record labels)
NDSR	No Dents, Scratches, or Rust (for tins)
NF	No Feet
NG	No Gum (for stamps)
NGC	Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (a leading grading service for coins)
NGG	Non-Glowing Ghosts
NH	Never Hinged (for stamps)
NIB	New in Box (item is in its original box, is brand-new, and has never been used; also NB)
NIMSB	New in Manufacturer's Sealed Box
NIMSP	New in Manufacturer's Sealed Package
NIP	New in Package
NJOP	Nose Jaw and Oral Protection (for helmets)
NL	Number Line (for books, for determining the print edition of a book)
NLA	No Longer Available
NM	Near Mint (rather vague term as it may include items with some sort of wear but the condition is almost new, or mint or nearly flawless; also NRMNT)
NNC	National Numismatic Certification
NNPW	New Never Played With
NO'D	Numbered
NOC	No Original Center (the push out center of a 50's or 60's record is removed; also known as Pushed-out-center, Punched-out-center or POC)
NOPO	Nose and Oral Protection Only (for helmets)
NORES	No Reserve price for an auction listing (also N/R or NR)
NOS	New Old Stock
NP	Not Packaged
NPB	Non-Paying Bidder/Buyer (a bidder/buyer who bids on an item but fails to pay; also known as DEADBEAT)
NPS	Non Performing Seller
NR	No Reserve price for an auction listing (also NORES or N/R)
NRFB	Never Removed from Box.
NRFSB	Never Removed from Sealed Box
NRMNT	Near Mint (also NM)
NRP	Not Reproduction
NW	Never Worn (for clothes)
NWOB	New without Box
NWOT	New without Tags
NWT	New with Tags
NWTO	New with Tags On

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning M)

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Ebay words	Meaning
M	Medium (also MED); Mint; Mono (for audio quality)
M/C	Music Cassette (tape)
M/S	Miniature Sheet (for stamps; also MS)
M/T	Margin Tear
M&N	Mitchell & Ness (uniform manufacturer)
MA	Madame Alexander (for dolls)
MAF	Make A Face
MAG	Magazine
MAP	Map Back (for paperback books)
MARGIN	The net income of an eBay business (also referred to as the “bottom line” or “profit”)
MB	Minimum Bid
MC	Mis-cut
MCU	Might Clean Up
MD	Mini Disc
MED	Medium (also M)
MEDIC	Medical genre (for books or movies)
MH	Mint Hinged (for stamps)
MIB	Mint in Box (item may or may not have been taken out of its box but it is in mint condition and is in its original box)
MIBP	Mint in Blister Pack
MIJ	Made in Japan
MIMB	Mint in Mint Box
MIMP	Mint in Mint Package
MIOJ	Made in Occupied Japan
MIOP	Mint in Opened Package
MIP	Mint in Package
MIU	Made in U.S.A.
MLH	Mint Lightly Hinged (for stamps)
MM	Merry Miniatures (from Hallmark); Mounted Mint (for stamps)
MMA	Metropolitan Museum of Art
MMM	Merry Music Maker
MNB	Mint, No Box
MNH	Mint Never Hinged (for stamps; also U/M)
MNT	Mint condition
MO	Money Order
MOC	Mint on Card; Member of Congress
MOH	Medal of Honor
MOMA	Museum of Modern Art
MOMC	Mint on Mint Card
MONMC	Mint on Near Mint Card
MONO	Monophonic (for audio quality); Monogrammed
MOP	Mother of Pearl
MOTU	Masters of the Universe
MP	Military Post (for stamps); Master Photo (for sports cards)
MS	Miniature Sheet (for stamps; also M/S); Mint State (for coins, usually followed by a number from 60 to 70); Microsoft
MS-60	Mint State Uncirculated (for coins)
MS-65	Mint State Choice Uncirculated (for coins)
MS-70	Mint State Perfect Uncirculated (for coins)
MWBMT	Mint with Both Mint Tags
MWBT	Mint with Both Tags
MWBTM	Mint with Both Tags Mint
MWMT	Mint with Mint Tags
MWOB	Mint without Box
MWOP	Mint without Package
MYS	Mystery genre (for books or movies)

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning L)

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Ebay words	Meaning
L	Large (also LG or LRG); Linen era (for 1930-1945 postcards)
L/P	Large Print (for books)
LBBP	Large Bean Bag Plush (from Disney)
LBC	Lower Back Cover
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
LD	Large Date (for coins)
LE	Limited edition (also LTD)
LED	Light Emitting Diode
LF	Lever Filler fountain pen
LFC	Lower Front Cover
LFT	Left
LG	Large (also L or LRG)
LH	Lightly Hinged (for stamps); Left Hand
LL	Large Letters (for coins)
LLBC	Lower Left of Back Cover
LLFC	Lower Left of Front Cover
LM	Lightly Mounted (for stamps)
LN	Like New
LOA	Letter of Authenticity
LON	Labyrinth Of Nightmare (Yugioh)
LOTR	Lord Of The Rings
LP	Long Playing record; Little People (Fisher Price toys)
LPR	Later Pressing (for records)
LPUO	Local Pick Up Only
LRBC	Lower Right of Back Cover
LRFC	Lower Right of Front Cover
LRG	Large (also L or LG)
LS	Left side; Letter Signed; Long Sleeve (for clothing)
LSE	Loose
LSQ	Live Show Quality (for model horses, this is one in mint condition and is expected to place well in a live show)
LSW	Label Shows Wear (for records)
LT	Light
LTBX	Letterbox (a video format that re-creates a widescreen image)
LTD	Limited edition (also LE)
LTD2	Limited Too (girl's clothing store)
LWOL	Lot of Writing on Label (for records)

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning K)

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Ebay words	Meaning
KGV	King George V (for stamps)
KGVI	King George VI (for stamps)
KW	Key Words

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning J)

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Ebay words	Meaning
J #	The Scott Stamp Catalogue numbering system used in the United States for postage dues
JITB	Jack In The Box
JL	Johnny Lightning
JOP	Jaw and Oral Protection (for helmets)
JPG	JPEG image format (preferred by eBay for pictures)
JPN	Japan or Japanese
JRS	Junior sized (for clothing)
JUVIE	Juvenile delinquency theme

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning I)

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Ebay words	Meaning
I	Inscribed (for autographs)
IBC	Inside Back Cover
IE	Internet Explorer
IFC	Inside Front Cover
ILLO	Illustration (also ILLUS)
ILLUS	Illustration; Illustrated (also ILLO)
IMC	Injection Mold Code (for PEZ dispensers)
IMP	Import
IMPERF	Imperforate (for stamps)
IND	Indie
INIT	Initial; Initials; Initial Issue
INST	Instrumental
INTL	International
IP	In Person; In Print; Inscribed Photo
IPO	Items Per Order (the number of items purchased per order)
IPS	Inscribed Photo Signed (for autographs)
IRAN	Inspect and Repair as Necessary
ISH	Issue
ISP	Internet Service Provider; Inscribed Signed Photo (for autographs)
ITF	Impossible to Find

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning H)

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Ebay words	Meaning
H/S	Hand Stamp (for stamps; also HS)
HANKY	Handkerchief
HB	Hard Back or Hard Bound (for books)
HB/DJ	Hard Back book with Dust Jacket
HC	Hand Colored (for maps/engravings); Hard Cover (for books)
HCRW	Heavy Cover Ring Wear (for records)
HH	Heavily Hinged (for stamps)
HI VAL	High Value
HIC	Hole In Cover
HIL	Hole In Label
HIST	Historical (for books)
HM	Hand Made; Happy Meal (from McDonald's)
HOF	Hall of Fame (for baseball memorabilia, autographs or trading cards)
HOFB	Hall of Fame Bound (for baseball memorabilia, autographs or trading cards)
HP	Hewlett Packard computers; Hard Painted; Hard Plastic (for dolls); Harry Potter; Home Page
HS	Hand Stamp (for stamps; also H/S)
HSC	Hard Shell Case (for guitars)
HTF	Hard to Find
HTML	Hypertext Markup Language

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning G)

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Ebay words	Meaning
G	Good condition (also GC or GD)
G NSW	Government of New South Wales, Australia (for stamps)
G-	Good Minus condition
G/F	Gatefold (for records; also GF or G/FOLD)
G/FOLD	Gatefold (for records; also G/F or GF)
G/G	Gold Gilding (for books)
GA	Golden Age
GB	Great Britain; Gigabit, Gigabyte, or Gigabite (for computers)
GC	Good condition (also G or GD)
GD	Good condition (also G or GC)
GF	Gold Filled; Gatefold (for records; also G/F or G/FOLD)
GGA	Good Girl Art (paperback book covers)
GITD	Glow in the Dark
GMS	Gross Merchandise Sales (the total transactional sales volume)
GP	Gold Plated; Gutter Pair (for stamps)
GRK	Greek
GS	Gold Stamped on label (for records)
GSP	Gold Sterling Plate
GU	Gently Used; Good Used (for stamps); Game Used (for sports cards)
GW	Gently Worn (for clothes)
GWP	Gift with Purchase
GWTW	Gone With The Wind

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning F)

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Ebay words	Meaning
F	Fair condition (also FR); Fine condition
F #	The Scott Stamp Catalogue numbering system used in the United States for registration stamps
F/E	First edition (for books; also FE)
F/USED	Fine Used (for stamps; also FU)
FAB	Fabulous
FACE	Face value (for stamps, the postage value)
FAQ	Frequently Asked Questions with answers
FB	Feedback (eBay's system allowing members to rate their buying or selling experience with another eBay member)
FBS	Full Body Santa
FBST	Full Body Space Trooper
FC	Fine condition (also FN); Front Cover
FDC	First Day Cover (for stamps)
FE	First edition (for books; also F/E)
FEB	Fat Eared Bunny
FEDEX	Federal Express Shipping
FFC	First Flight Cover (for stamps)
FFEP	Free Front End Page/Paper (the 1st blank page of a book, usually an extension of the part pasted down on the inside front cover)
FFL	Federally Licensed Firearms
FLAMEOUT	eBay seller slang for when an eBay business goes out of business
FLEXI	Flexi Disc (also FLX)
FLX	Flexi Disc (also FLEXI)
FN	Fine condition (also FC)
FOC	Fold Out Cover (for records)
FOE	Forwarding Order Expired
FOR	Forgery
FOS	Fold Out Sleeve (for records)
FP	Fixed Price; First Print (for books); Fountain Pen
FPLP	Fisher Price Little People
FR	Fair condition (also F)
FS	Factory Sealed
FSB	Front Side Bus
FT	Flat Top (for cans)
FTLO	From the Library of
FU	Fine Used (for stamps; also F/USED)
FVF	Final Value Fee (fee charged by eBay to a seller when a listing ends, based on the final bid or sale price of item)

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning E)

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Ebay words	Meaning
E #	The Scott Stamp Catalogue numbering system used in the United States for special delivery stamps
EAPC	Early American Precut (Anchor Hocking glass c. 1960's)
EAPG	Early American Pattern Glass
EBSQ	“e-basquiat", an online group of self-representing artists (for collectible art)
EC	Excellent condition (also EX or EXC)
ECC	Error Correction Code (for computer memory often used in servers)
ED	Edition (also EDN)
EDC	Eau de Cologne (for perfumes)
EDN	Edition (also ED)
EDO	Extended Data Out (for computer memory)
EDP	Eau de Parfum (for perfumes)
EDT	Eau de Toilette (for perfumes)
EDVII	King Edward VII (for stamps)
EDVIII	King Edward VIII (for stamps)
EF	Extra Fine condition (also XF); Extremely Fine (for coins)
EF-45	Choice Extremely Fine (for coins)
EG	Elegant Glass (Depression era)
EGOP	Eye Glass and Oral Protection (for helmets)
EII	Queen Elizabeth II (for stamps)
EMB	Embossed; Embroidered
EP	Extended Play (for records or video tapes); Electro Plate (for jewelry)
ERR	Error
EUC	Excellent Used condition
EW	Edge Warp
EX	Excellent condition (also EC or EXC)
EX-	Excellent Minus condition
EX-MT	Excellent to Mint condition
EX+	Excellent Plus condition
EXC	Excellent condition (also EC or EX)
EXLIB	Ex-Library book
EXT	Extended

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning D)

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Ebay words	Meaning
D	Denver Mint (for coins); Deceased (for autographs; also DEC)
D #	The Australian Stamp Catalogue numbering system showing postage dues used in Australia
DAT	Digital Audio Tape
DB	Divided Back (for 1907-1915 postcards)
DBL/DBLE	Double (2 items are packaged together)
DBP	Deutsche Bundes Patent (for German/Austrian PEZ dispensers)
DC	Deep Cameo (for coins; also DCAM); Discoloration (on label or sleeve of records); Dust Cover (for books)
DCAM	Deep Cameo (for coins; also DC)
DCC	Digital Compact Cassette
DDR	Double Data Rate (for computer memory)
DDR2	Double Data Rate 2nd generation (for computer memory, an upgrade to DDR)
DEADBEAT	A bidder/buyer who bids on an item but fails to pay (also known as Non-Paying Bidder/Buyer or NPB)
DEC	Deceased (for autographs; also D)
DEL	Deleted (for records, it means that the record label will not manufacture this release until further notice)
DEMO	Demonstration copy
DG	Depression Glass
DHL	Drill Hole through Label
DIA	Diamond
DIMM	Dual Inline Memory Module (for computer memory mostly used in desktop sets)
DIY	Do It Yourself
DJ	Dust Jacket (for books); Disc Jockey Copy (for records)
DMPL	Deep Mirror Proof-like (for coins)
DOA	Dead on Arrival (item not working when received by buyer)
DOW	Days of the Week
DRAM	Dynamic Random Access Memory (for computer memory)
DS	Document Signed
DUTCH	Dutch Auction (a listing in which seller offers multiple quantities of an identical item for bidding and special rules apply)
DVD	Digital Video Disc
DVD-A	Audio DVD
DVDR/DVD-R	DVD Recordable
DVDRW/DVD-RW	DVD Re-writable
DY	Dynasty (also DYN)
DYN	Dynasty (also DY)

EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning C)

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Ebay words	Meaning
C	Cartridge only (for video games); Cover (for stamps or books); Chromes (for 1945 to 1970s postcards); Color; Century
C #	The Scott Stamp Catalogue numbering system used in the United States for stamps that are airmail
C/P	Cut Out Punch (for records; also CODH, COH or COPH)
C&S	Creamer and Sugar; Cup and Saucer (also CS)
CAM	Cameo (for coins)
CAN	Canada or Canadian
CANC	Cancellation
CART	Cartridge (for video games)
CASS	Cassette
CASSING	Cassette Single
CAT	Catalogue
CAT NO/CAT #	Catalogue Number
CB	Club Book (for stamps): Cartridge (video games, no instructions)
CC	Carbon Copy; Courtesy Copy; Cut Corner (for records, a cut out or promotional item); Credit Card
CCA	Comics Code Authority
CCE	Certified Coin Exchange
CCG	Collectible Card Game
CD	Compact Disc
CD SING	Compact Disc Single
CD3	3" Compact Disc Single
CD5	5" Compact Disc Single
CDF	Customs Declaration Form (for stamps)
CDR/CD-R	CD Recordable
CDRW/CD-RW	CD Re-writable
CDS	Circular Date Stamp (for stamps)
CF	Centerfold (for magazines)
CFO	Center Fold Out (for magazines)
CHP	California Hand Prints (a popular manufacturer of printed tablecloths & kitchen towels)
CI	Cartridge and Instructions (for video games or computer equipment)
CIB	Cartridge, Instructions, and Box (for video games or computer equipment)
CIBO	Cartridge, Instructions, Box, and Overlay (for video games or computer equipment)
CISP	Color Inscribed Signed Photo
CLA	Cleaned, Lubricated, and Adjusted (for cameras)
CM	Customized (indicates that the item has undergone some repair, alteration or facelift)
CNR	Corner
CO	Company; Cut Out (for records, used since 1980s for promotional items and deletions)
COA	Certificate of Authenticity (usually for high-end items or collectibles, and may or may not have a number or serial)
CODH	Cut Out Drill Hole (for records; also COH, COPH or C/P)
COF	Cancel on Face (for postcards)
COH	Cut Out Hole (for records; also CODH, COPH or C/P; known as Punch-out or P/O)
COL	Collection
COMP	Compilation
COND	Condition
CONUS	Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii)
COPH	Cut Out Punch Hole (for records; also CODH, COH or C/P)
CP	The Children's Place (clothing store for kids; also TCP)
CPN	Coupon
CPP	Color Picture Postcard; Color Postcard
CR	Conversion Rate (the rate at which listed items are successfully sold)
CRS	Crease
CRT	Cathode-Ray Tubes (technology used in most television and computer monitors)
CS	Cup and Saucer (also C&S); Card Signed
CSP	Color Signed Photo
CT	Carat (for jewelry)
CTB	Coffee Table Book
CTO	Canceled-to-Order (for stamps)
CTW	Total Carat Weight (for jewelry)
CU	Crisp Uncirculated (for currency)
CUST	Custom
CVR	Cover
CW	Cover Wear/Worn