ebay Abbreviations.
AUD: Australian Dollar.
BIN: Buy it Now. A fixed price auction.
BNWT: Brand New With Tags. An item that has never been used and still has its original tags.
BW: Black and White. Used for films, photos etc.CONUS: Continental United States. Generally used by sellers who don”t want to post things to Alaska or Hawaii.
EUR: Euro.
FC: First Class. Type of postage.
GBP: Great British Pounds. Currency.
HTF: Hard To Find. Not quite as abused as “rare”, but getting there.
NIB: New in Box. Never opened, still in its original box.
NR: No Reserve. An item where the seller has not set a reserve price.
OB: Original Box. An item that has its original box (but might have been opened).
PM: Priority Mail.
PP: Parcel Post.
SH: Shipping and Handling. The fees the buyer will pay you for postage.
USD: United States Dollars. Currency.
VGC: Very Good Condition. Not mint, but close.
The chances are that you”ll find more specific jargon related to whatever you”re selling, but it”d be an impossible task to cover it all here.
If you can”t figure one out from your knowledge of the subject, then type the term into a search engine, followed by the word “ebay”.
The chances are that someone, somewhere will have seen fit to explain it.
While it”s good to be able to understand others” lingo, avoid using it unless you really need to (for example, if you run out of space in an item”s title).
Many people on ebay are not knowledgeable buyers and you will lose them if you write a load of gobbledegook all across your auction.
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May
ebay Abbreviations
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