eBay™ Quick Tips!

FWIW: eBay Terms for the Digerati-Wannabe

• @@: Just lurking @md reading but not participating on a chat board

• 404: Somebody who hasn’t got a clue; from the Internet error message _404 Not Found

• ADDY: E-mail address

• AKA: Also known as

• AOL: America Online

• ASAP: As soon as possible

• ATM: At the moment

• B&W: Black and white

• BBC: Bottom of back cover

• BBIAB: Be back in a bit

• BC: Back cover

• BRB: Be right back

• BTW: By the way

• CC: Cut corner or carbon copy

• CIB: Cartridge instructions/box (as in computer equipment)

• CONUS: Continental United States (which means Alaska and Hawaii are out)

• CYE: Check your e-mail

• Digerati: People who are fluent in the digital world; fromterat lii  

• DOA: Dead on arrival (like when the item you bought doesn't work out of the package)

• DSL: High Speed Internet Connection through a special phone line

• E-mail: Electronic mail sent from computer to computer through phone lines over the Internet

• Emoticon: A specific group of characters used to form a facial expression in electronic communication; for example : ) is a smiley face

• FAQ: A list of Frequently Asked Questions and answers

• FB: Feedback

• Flame: An angry message or feedback, often resulting in a “flame war,” a series of flames that escalates

• FTP: Method for transferring files over the Internet

• FVF: Final value fee

• FWIW: For what it’s worth

• Gently Used: Item that has been used but shows little wear, accompanied by explanation of wear

• HP: Home page

• HTML: The language used to create Web pages; HyperText Markup Language

• HTTP: The method used to transport HTML on the Web; HyperText Transfer Protocol

• IE: Internet Explorer

• IMAO: In my arrogant opinion

• IMHO: In my humble opinion

• IMO: In my opinion

• INIT: Initials

• ISP: A company that gives you access to the Internet; Internet Service Provider

• JPG: Preferred file format for pictures on eBay (pronounced J-Peg)

• Link: A photo or text on a Web page that, if clicked upon, takes you to another place on the Internet; also hyperlink

• LMK: Let me know

• LOL: Laughing out loud; see also ROFL

• LTD: Limited edition

• 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

• MYOB: Mind Your Own Business

• NARU: Not a registered user (suspended user)

• NBW: Never been worn

• NC: No cover

• NM: Near mint

• NR: No Reserve price on auction - highest bid wins

• NO RESERVE: See NR

• NRFB: Never removed from box

• OEM: Original equipment manufacturer

• OOP: Out of print

• OTOH: On the other hand

• Patina: The shine on the item

• PM: Priority Mail

• Rare: The most overused word on eBay auctions; use it only if you mean it

• ROFL: Rolling on floor laughing; see also LOL

• RSVP: Respond as soon as possible; French, Respondez s’il vous plait

• S/O: Sold out

• Sig: Signature

• Snail Mail: United States Postal Service delivery

• Spam: Unwanted or unrequested e-mail; on eBay, sending e-mail to bidders in another seller’s auctions is illegal

• SYSOP: System operator

• TBB: Teenie Beanie Babies

• TIA: Thanks in advance

• TM: Trademark  

• TNG: As in Star Trek, The Next Generation

• TOS: Star Trek term, “The Original Series”

• URL: The address that identifies a Web site; Uniform Resource Locator

• USPS: United States Postal Service

• VHTF: Very hard to find

• WTMI: Way Too Much Information

• WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get