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eBay Terms & Abbreviations
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ACC: Accumulation (Stamps)
ACL: Applied Color Label (bottles)
AKA: Also known as; an alias
BA: Bronze Age (Comics)
BBC: Bottom Back Cover
BC: Back Cover
BCE: Book Club Edition
BIN: Buy It Now
BIO: Biography
BJ: Ball Jointed Body (Dolls Only)
BK: Bent Knee
BKL: Booklet (Stamps)
BLK: Block (Stamps)
BNWT: Brand New With Tags (Usually NWT)
BOMC: Book Of The Month Club
BP: Blister Pack
BTS: Back To School
C&S: Cream & Sugar
CCA: Comic Code Authority
CCG: Collectible Card Game
CDF: Customs Declaration Form
CE: Closed Edition
CF: Centerfold
CFO: Centerfold Out
CLA: Cleaned, lubricated, adjusted (cameras)
COA: Certificate of Authenticity
COL: Collection
CONUS: Continental USA
CPN: Coupon
CPP: Colored Picture Postcard
DG: Depression Glass
DJ: Dust Jacket (Books)
DOA: Dead On Arrival
Dutch: Dutch Auction (many qty avail)
EAPG: Early American Pattern Glass
EC: Excellent Codtion
Ed: Edition
EE: Exclusive Editoin
EF: Extra Fine
EG: Elegant Glass
EP: Extended Play
FAQ: Freq Asked Questions
FB: Feedback
FDC: First Day Cover
FE: First Edition
FedEx: Federal Express
FFC: First Flight Cover (Stamps)
FFEP: Free Front End Page (Books)
FS: Factory Sealed
FVF: Final Value Fee
G: Good Conditon
GA: Golden Age
GF: Gold Filled
GP: Gold Plate Gutter Pair (Stamps Only)
GSP: Gold Sterling Plate
GU: Gently Used
GW: Gently Worn (Clothing)
HB: Hard Back (Books)
HB/DJ: Hard Back Book with Dust Jacket
HC: Hand Colored (see also HP)
HIC: Hole In Cover
HIL: Hole In Label
HIST: Historical (Usually on for Books)
HOF: Hall Of Fame
HP: Hand Painted
HP: Hard Plastic
HTF: Hard To Find
IBC: Inside BackCover
IFC: Inside Front Cover
IMHO: In My Humble Opintion
IMO: In My Opinion
INIT: Intials
ITF: Impossible To Find
L: Large
LBC: Lower Back Cover
LCD: Liquid Crystal Display
LE: Limited Edition
LED: Light Emitting Diode
LFC: Lower Front Cover
LLFC: Lower Left Front Cover
LP: Long Play Record (33 1/3)
LRFC: Lower Right Front Cover
LSW: Label Shows Wear
LTBX: Letterbox (Movies / Laserdiscs)
LTD: Limited Edition
LWOL: Lots Of Writing On Label
M: Mono (Records) / Medium (Size) / Mint (New)
MA: Madame Alexander Dolls
MCU: May 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
MINT: Factory Fresh, New, Untouched
MIOJ: Made In Occupied Japan
MIOP: Mint In Open Package
MIP: Mint In Package
MIU: Made In USA
MIUSA: Made In USA
MNB: Mint No Box
MNH: Mint Never Hinged (stamped)
MOMA: Museum Of Modern Art - New York
MOMC: Mint On Mint Card
MONO: Monophonic Non Stereo Sound (One Channel)
MOP: Mother Of Pearl
MS: Microsoft
MWBMT: Mint With Both Mint Tags
MYS: Mystery (Book)
NARU: Not A Registered "eBay" User
NBW: Never Been Worn
NC: No Cover
NIB: New In Box
NIP: New In Package
NM: Near Mint
NOS: New Old Stock
NPB: Non Paying "eBay" Bidder
NR: No Reserve
NRFSB: Never Removed From Sealed Box
NWOT: New Without Tags
NWT: New With Tags
OB: Original Box
OC: Off Center
OE: Open Edition
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer
OF: Original Finish
OJ: Occupied Japan
OOAK: One Of A Kind
OOP: Out Of Print
OOP: Out Of Production
OOP: Out OF Package
OS: Operating System (Computers)
PO: Punch Out (Also P/O)
PS: Picture Sleeve (Also P/S)
Patina: The change in an object's surface resulting from natural
aging due to wear and oxidation
PB: Paper Back
PC: Post Card
PF: Proof Coin
PIC: Picture
PM: Postmark
POC: Pencil On Cover
POPS: Promo Only Picture Sleeve
PP: Parcel Post
PPD: Post Paid
PS: Power Supply
R: Reprint
RARE: (Good luck with this one)
RBC: Right Side Back Cover
RC: Readers Copy (Books / Comics)
RET: Retired
RFC: Right Front Cover
RFDO: Removed For Display Only
RI: Reissue
RMA: Return Merchandise Authorization
ROM: Romance
RPPC: Real Photo Post Card
RRH: Remade Repared Hair
RS: Rubberstamp
S: Small
ST: Stereo
S/H: Shipping & Handling
S/H/I: Shipping, Handling & Insurance
S/O: Sold Out
S/P: Salt & Pepper
S/S: Still Sealed
SB: Soft Bound
SC: Slight Crease
SCI: Science
SCIFI: Science Fiction
SCR: Scratched
SF: Science Fiction
SH: Shipping & Handling
SIG: Signature / Signed
SLD: Sealed
SO: Sold Out
SOL: Sticker On Label
SP: Sticker Pull (Damage by removing a sticker)
S&P: Salt & Pepper
SR: Slight Ring Wear
SS: Stainless Steel
SS: Still Sealed
ST: Star Trek
STTNG: Star Trek The Next Generation
SUSP: Suspence (Books)
SW: Slight Wear
SW: Shrink Wrap
SZ: Size
TM: Trademark
TMOL: Tape Mark
TBOC: Top Back Of Cover
TOL: Tear On Label
TOON: Cartoon
TOS: Terms Of Service
TOS: Tape On Spine
TOS: The Original Series (Star Trek)
UB: Undivided Back (Post Cards)
UDB: Undivided Back (Post Cards)
ULBC: Upper Left Back Corner
URBC: Upper Right Back Cover
UNC: Uncirculated
UPS: United Parcel Service
URFC: Upper Right Front Cover
USPS: United States Postal Service
V/M/D: Visa, Master Card & Discover
VERM: Vermeil = Gold Over Silver
VF: Very Fine
VG: Very Good
VHTF: Very Hard To Find
VR: Very Rare
W/C: Watercolor
WLP: White Label Promo
WOF: Writing On Front
WRP: Warp / Warped
WS: Widescreen
WSOL: Water Stain On Label
WWI: World War I
WWII: World War II
WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get
XL: Extra Large
XXL: Extra Extra large (etc)