You'll find the following common abbreviations in item listings and on Community discussion boards.

• If you do not find the acronym here or if the meaning is still not clear, you should contact the seller of the listing for the meaning of the term. You can also post your questions to other eBay members in the appropriate Answer Center forum.

• For information about other terms used on eBay, see the eBay Glossary.

• For the meaning of eBay icons (small graphics) used in listings, search results, and item pages, see Icon Glossary for Listings.

A-E

B&W: Black and White

BC: Back Cover

BIN: Buy It Now

CIP: Customer Initiated Payment

DOA: Dead On Arrival

EST: Eastern Standard Time

EUC: Excellent Used Condition

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F-I

FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions (A list of questions with answers.)

FB: Feedback

FC: Fine Condition

FOB: Freight On Board (Usually means something has shipped)

FS: Full Screen (Usually applied to DVDs)

FVF: Final Value Fee

G: Good Condition

GBP: Great Britain Pounds

GU: Gently Used (Item that has been used but shows little wear, accompanied by explanation of wear.)

HP: Home Page

HTF: Hard To Find

HTML: HyperText Markup Language (The language used to create Web pages.)

IE: Internet Explorer

IM: Instant Messaging

INIT: Initials

ISP: Internet Service Provider (A company that gives you access to the Internet)

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J-M

JPG: JPEG (Preferred file format for pictures on eBay, pronounced "Jay-Peg")

LTBX: Letterbox (Video format that recreates a widescreen image)

LTD: Limited Edition

MNT: Mint. In perfect condition (a subjective term)

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

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N-P

NARU: Not a Registered User (or suspended user)

NBW: Never Been Worn

NC: No Cover

NIB: New In Box

NM: Near Mint

NOS: New Old Stock

NR: No Reserve Price (for an auction-style listing)

NRFB: Never Removed From Box

NWT: New With Tags

NWOT: New Without Original Tags

OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer

OOP: Out Of Print

PL: A Pink or a Pinkliner (This refers to an eBay staff member who posts a message on a Discussion Board. Messages from eBay staff have a pink header.)

PM: Priority Mail

PST: Pacific Standard Time

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Q-Z

RET: Retired

SCR: Scratch

S/O: Sold Out

Sig: Signature

SMS: Short Message Service (Text messaging for a wireless device, such as a mobile phone).

SYI: Sell Your Item form

TM: Trademark

UPI: Unpaid Item

URL: Uniform Resource Locator (The address that identifies a Web site, such as www.ebay.com).

USPS: United States Postal Service

VF: Very Fine Condition

VHTF: Very Hard To Find

WS: Widescreen (same as letterbox)

XL: Extra large

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