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Have you ever found yourself on an eBay auction not really understanding what the seller is trying to sell? Perhaps this user is utilizing a few too many acronyms. You'll find the following common abbreviations in item listings and on eBay community discussion boards:

ASAP: As Soon As Possible

AUP: Acceptable Use Policy

B&W: Black and White

B2B: Business To Business (also seen as b2b)

B2C Business To Consumer

BC: Back Cover

BIN: Buy It Now

CIP: Customer Initiated Payment

DOA: Dead On Arrival

EST: Eastern Standard Time

EUC: Excellent Used Condition

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions

FB: Feedback

FC: Fine Condition (sometimes used as Front Cover)

FOB: Freight On Board

FS: Full Screen

FVF: Final Value Fee

G: Good Condition

GBP: Great Britain Pounds

GU: Gently Used

HP: Home Page

HTF: Hard To Find

HTML: HyperText Markup Language

IE: Internet Explorer

IM: Instant Messaging

INIT: Initials

IRC: Internet Relay Chat

ISP: Internet Service Provider

JPG: JPEG (preferred image format on eBay)

LTBX: Letterbox

LTD: Limited Edition

MNT: Mint. In perfect condition

MIB: Mint In Box

MIJ: Made In Japan

MIMB: Mint In Mint Box

MIMP: Mint In Mint Package

MIP: Mint In Package

MNB: Mint No Box

MOC: Mint On card

MOMC: Mint On Mint Card

MONMC: Mint On Near Mint Card

MWBT: Mint With Both Tags

MWMT: Mint With Mint Tags

NARU: Not a Registered User

NBW: Never Been Worn

NC: No Cover

NIB: New In Box

NM: Near Mint

NOS: New Old Stock

NR: No Reserve Price

NRFB: Never Removed From Box

NWT: New With Tags

NWOT: New Without Original Tags

OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer

OOTB: Out Of The Box

OOP: Out Of Print

PL: A Pink or a Pinkliner (eBay staffer)

PM: Priority Mail

POV: Point Of View

PST: Pacific Standard Time

RET: Retired

RTM: Read The Manual

SCR: Scratch

Sellsi: Sellsi.com

Sellsi Seller: An approved member of Sellsi.com

S/O: Sold Out

Sig: Signature

SMS: Short Message Service

SYI: Sell Your Item form

TM: Trademark

UPI: Unpaid Item

URL: Uniform Resource Locator

USPS: United States Postal Service

VF: Very Fine Condition

VHTF: Very Hard To Find

WS: Widescreen (same as letterbox)

XL: Extra large

YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary

Article by: Bruce Moilan

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