Dec 082022
Common Listing Terms Used on eBay – Glossary

This article aims to help you understand the most common listing terms that are used in eBay. It also gives you an idea of how some of these terms work specifically for eBay.

eBay can seem overwhelming with all the unfamiliar terms, abbreviations and acronyms. It’s helpful to have what I call, my cheat sheet. I’m sharing it here so you too can understand what the seller said about that item you’re dying to buy. (I’ve been shopping on eBay for over 10 years.)

I even have my own store,  Blue Dally Lane. I hope you will drop in and grab a bargain!

eBay

BINBuy It Now
NR or NORESNo Reserve
FVFFinal Value Fee
SOSold Out
FBFeedback
SBOSerious Bidders Only
NARUNot A Registered User
NPBNon Paying Bidder
SNPSeller Non-Performance
PPParcel Post
PHPostage & Handling
SHShipping & Handling
CBTCross-Border Trade
DSRDetailed Seller Rating
ASPAverage Selling Price

Money – Purchases

AUDAustralian Dollars
GBPGreat Britain Pounds
USDUnited States Dollars
EUREuros
PPPayPal
MOMoney Order
FVFace Value
FMVFair Market Value
CVCatalogue Value
GWPGift With Purchase
CPNCoupon
TOSTerms Of Sale
RMAReturn Merchandise Authorization
WTYIncludes warranty
BBWBuyer BeWare

Condition

FFine
VFVery Fine
EXExcellent
ECExcellent Condition
GCGood Condition
VGCVery Good Condition
FCFair Condition
FUFine Used
VFUVery Fine Used
GUGood Used
NIBNew In Box
NIPNew In Package
NPNo Package
OBOriginal Box
OFOriginal Finish
AOAll Original
FSFactory Sealed
NRFBNever Removed From Box
SSStill Sealed
CMCustomised
OOAKOne Of A Kind
REFRefurbished
RIBRefurbished In Box
ANIAccessories Not Included
BareAccessories, box not included
AI/WIAs-Is, Where-Is
Cond UnkCondition Unknown

Books – Magazines – Comics

1stFirst Edition
BCEBook Club Edition
BOMCBook Of the Month Club edition
OOPOut Of Print
EXLIBEx Library
HBHard Bound or Hard Back
HCHard Cover
SBSoft Bound or Soft Back
ILLO Illustration or Illustrated
CFCentrefold (magazines)
CFOCentrefold Out (magazines)
CCAComics Code Authority
ADV(category) Adventure
BIO(category) Biography
HIST(category) Historical
ROM(category) Romance
SCI(category) Science
SF(category) Science Fiction
TC(category) True Crime

Clothes

LSLong Sleeve
SSShort Sleeve
JKTJacket
BNWOTBrand New Without Tags
BNWTBrand New With Tags
NBWNever Been Worn
NWNever Worn
NWOTNew Without Tags
GWGently Worn
NWTNew With Tags

Coins

UNCUncirculated
BUBrilliant Uncirculated
MSMint State
EFExtra Fine or Extremely Fine
PFProof Coin

Computers – Tech

GBGigabyte
KBKilobyte
FDDFloppy Disk Drive
HDDHard Disk Drive
CDRCompact Disc Recordable
CDRWCompact Disc Rewriteable
RAMRandom Access Memory
OSOperating System
OEMOriginal Equipment Manufacturer
ISPInternet Service Provider
MSMicrosoft
HPHewlett Packard
LCDLiquid Crystal Display
LEDLight Emitting Diode

Dolls

C1 to C1010 ranks show condition of doll from “beyond repair” to “mint, factory perfect”. Opinions vary on which rank a doll deserves.
BKBent Knee
HPHard Plastic
SLWStraight Leg Walker

Made In . . .

MIUMade In USA
MIJMade In Japan
MIOJMade In Occupied Japan

Material

HPHand Painted
GFGold Filled
STSterling
SSStainless Steel
MOPMother Of Pearl

Mint

MMint (original retail condition)
NMNear Mint
CMComplete Mint
MIBMint In Box
MIMBMint In Mint Box
MISBMint In Sealed Box
MNBMint No Box
MIPMint In Package
MIMP Mint In Mint Package
MIOPMint In Open Package
MIBPMint In Blister Pack
MIBPMint In Bubble Pack
MOCMint On Card
MONMCMint On Near Mint Card

Damage

AFAs Found or All Faults
SCSlight Crease
SCRScratch
POCPencil On Cover
HICHole In Cover
HILHole In Label
TOLTear On Label
DOADead On Arrival

Glass – Pottery

DGDepression Glass
EAPGEarly American Pattern Glass
EGElegant Glass (depression era)
C/SCream & Sugar or Cup & Saucer
SPSalt and Pepper

Paintings

OCOn Canvas
WCWatercolour

Postcards

PPostcard
CPPColoured Picture Postcard
DBDivided Back

Records

LPLong Playing
EPExtended Play
M or MONOMono (monophonic)
DJDisc Jockey Copy
RIReissue
OOPOut of Production
DJDust Jacket
JKTJacket
PDPicture Disc
ST Sound Track
WOR(condition) Writing On Record
WOC(condition) Writing On Cover
WOF(condition) Writing On Front
WOB(condition) Writing On Back
LWOL(condition) Lots of Writing On Label
LSW(condition) Label Shows Wear
SOL(condition) Sticker On Label
TMOL(condition) Tape Mark On Label
WRP(condition) Warp
SCU(condition) Scuff
NAFNot Affecting Play

Collectibles

RETRetired
FEFirst Edition
LTD or LELimited Edition
TETrade Edition
AutoAutographed
COACertificate Of Authenticity

Covers

NCNo Cover
FCFront Cover
BCBack Cover
TOFCTop Of Front Cover
TOBCTop Of Back Cover
BFCBottom of Front Cover
BCCBottom of Back Cover
LFCLower Front Cover
LBCLower Back Cover
IFCInside Front Cover
IBCInside Back Cover

Companies – Series

CCirca
HPHarry Potter
BBBeanie Baby
TBBTeenie Beanie Babies
FPLPFisher Price Little People
HM(McDonalds) Happy Meal
MM(Hallmark) Merry Miniatures
MOTUMasters Of The Universe
POTF(Star Wars) Power Of The Force
ROTJ(Star Wars) Return Of The Jedi
SWCSStar Wars Collector Series
STNGStar Trek the Next Generation

Miscellaneous

ASAPAs Soon As Possible
MPMatched Pair
OPTOptional
LFTLeft
RTRight
MIDMiddle
QTYQuantity
PICPicture
BWBlack and White
BTSBack To School
TMTrademark

Sizes

SZSize
XSExtra Small
S or SMSmall
M or MEDMedium
L or LGLarge
XLExtra Large
XXLExtra Extra Large

Movies

G(rating) General
PG(rating) Parental Guidance
M(rating) Mature 15 years+
MA(rating) Mature Adult 15 years+
R(rating) Restricted 18 years+
LBLetterbox (widescreen) format
WSWideScreen  video
OOPOut Of Production
STSound Track
EPExtended Play (video tapes)

Stamps

MHMint Hinged
MNHMint Not Hinged or Mint Never Hinged
FDCFirst Day Cover
FFCFirst Flight Cover
CCCommemorative Cover
CDFCustoms Declaration Form 
MPMilitary Post
REGRegistered
AIRAirmail
HSHand Stamp
PMKPostmark
CDSCircular Date Stamp
CTOCancelled to Order
PSEPre-Stamped Envelope
POPPost Office Pack
PPPresentation Pack
SSSingle Sheet
WMKWatermark
OPTOverprinted 
MSMiscut


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