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
BIN
Buy It Now
NR or NORES
No Reserve
FVF
Final Value Fee
SO
Sold Out
FB
Feedback
SBO
Serious Bidders Only
NARU
Not A Registered User
NPB
Non Paying Bidder
SNP
Seller Non-Performance
PP
Parcel Post
PH
Postage & Handling
SH
Shipping & Handling
CBT
Cross-Border Trade
DSR
Detailed Seller Rating
ASP
Average Selling Price
Money – Purchases
AUD
Australian Dollars
GBP
Great Britain Pounds
USD
United States Dollars
EUR
Euros
PP
PayPal
MO
Money Order
FV
Face Value
FMV
Fair Market Value
CV
Catalogue Value
GWP
Gift With Purchase
CPN
Coupon
TOS
Terms Of Sale
RMA
Return Merchandise Authorization
WTY
Includes warranty
BBW
Buyer BeWare
Condition
F
Fine
VF
Very Fine
EX
Excellent
EC
Excellent Condition
GC
Good Condition
VGC
Very Good Condition
FC
Fair Condition
FU
Fine Used
VFU
Very Fine Used
GU
Good Used
NIB
New In Box
NIP
New In Package
NP
No Package
OB
Original Box
OF
Original Finish
AO
All Original
FS
Factory Sealed
NRFB
Never Removed From Box
SS
Still Sealed
CM
Customised
OOAK
One Of A Kind
REF
Refurbished
RIB
Refurbished In Box
ANI
Accessories Not Included
Bare
Accessories, box not included
AI/WI
As-Is, Where-Is
Cond Unk
Condition Unknown
Books – Magazines – Comics
1st
First Edition
BCE
Book Club Edition
BOMC
Book Of the Month Club edition
OOP
Out Of Print
EXLIB
Ex Library
HB
Hard Bound or Hard Back
HC
Hard Cover
SB
Soft Bound or Soft Back
ILLO
Illustration or Illustrated
CF
Centrefold (magazines)
CFO
Centrefold Out (magazines)
CCA
Comics 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
LS
Long Sleeve
SS
Short Sleeve
JKT
Jacket
BNWOT
Brand New Without Tags
BNWT
Brand New With Tags
NBW
Never Been Worn
NW
Never Worn
NWOT
New Without Tags
GW
Gently Worn
NWT
New With Tags
Coins
UNC
Uncirculated
BU
Brilliant Uncirculated
MS
Mint State
EF
Extra Fine or Extremely Fine
PF
Proof Coin
Computers – Tech
GB
Gigabyte
KB
Kilobyte
FDD
Floppy Disk Drive
HDD
Hard Disk Drive
CDR
Compact Disc Recordable
CDRW
Compact Disc Rewriteable
RAM
Random Access Memory
OS
Operating System
OEM
Original Equipment Manufacturer
ISP
Internet Service Provider
MS
Microsoft
HP
Hewlett Packard
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display
LED
Light Emitting Diode
Dolls
C1 to C10
10 ranks show condition of doll from “beyond repair” to “mint, factory perfect”. Opinions vary on which rank a doll deserves.