eBay Acronyms Guide
There are numerous eBay abbreviations and shorthand expressions used by sellers in auctions and title bars. Often this eBay slang can be frustrating to decipher, so here is a list of some of the more common eBay acronyms used. This list is by no means comprehensive, but all of the common eBay slang terms are included to help make online auctions easier to understand.


ACRONYM     MEANING(S)

BIN Buy It Now
BMC Book of the Month Club
COA Certificate of Authenticity
COL Collection
DG Depression Glass
F Fine Condition (usually on coins)
FB Feedback
FVF Final Value Fee
G Good Condition (usually on coins)
GBP Great Britain Pounds
GWTW Gone With the Wind
HB Hard Bound Book
HIC Hole in Cover
HIL Hole in Label
HTF Hard to Find
MIB Mint In Box
MIBP Mint in Blister Pack
MIJ Made in Japan
MIMB Mint In Mint Box
MIMP Mint In Mint Package
MIP Mint In Package
MOC Mint On Card
MOMC Mint on Mint Card
MONMC Mint on Near Mint Card
M:TG / MTG Magic The Gathering (card game)
NARU Not A Registered User
NBW Never Been Worn
NIB New In Box
NIP New in Package
NM Near Mint
NOS New Old Stock
NP Not Packaged
NPB Non-Paying Bidder
NR / No Res No Reserve
NRFB Never Removed From Box
NRFSB Never Removed From Sealed Box
NW Never Worn
NWOT New Without Tags
NWT New With Tags
OB Original Box
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer
OF Original Finish
OJ Occupied Japan
OOAK One Of A Kind
OOP Out Of Print
PB Paperback
PC Poor Condition, Postcard
R Reprint
Rev. Ed. Revised Edition
ROTJ Return of the Jedi
SH / S&H Shipping and Handling
SHI Shipping, Handling, and Insurance
SS Stainless Steel / Still Sealed
STCCG Star Trek Collectable Card Game
TE Trade Edition
WOB Writing on back
WOC Writing on cover
WOF Writing on front
WOR Writing on record
U Used (Stamps)
VG Very Good Condition (usually on coins)
VF Very Fine Condition (usually on coins)
XF/EF Extra Fine Condition (usually on coins)
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