Acronym |
Description |
Acronym |
Description |
1st |
First Edition |
MP |
Military Post (stamps) |
ABM |
Automatic Bottle Machine
(bottles prior to 1910) |
MS |
Miniature Sheet (Stamps)
Mint State (coins) - usually followed by a number, i.e. MS65 or MS-65
Microsoft |
ACC |
Accumulation (Stamps) |
MWBMT |
Mint With Both Mint Tags |
ACL |
Applied Color Label (bottles) |
MWBT |
Mint With Both Tags |
ADV |
Adventure (Books / Movies) |
MWBTM |
Mint With Both Tags Mint |
AG |
About Good (coins) |
MWMT |
Mint with Mint Tags |
AIR |
Air Mail (Stamps) |
MYS |
Mystery (books/movies) |
ANTH |
Anthology (books) |
NAP |
Not Affected Play (records) |
AO |
All Original |
NARU |
Not a Registered User |
ARC |
Advance Reader's Copy - usually a paperback edition of a book put out before the trade edition for publicity |
NASB |
Nancy Ann Story Book |
AU |
About Uncirculated (coins) |
NBW |
Never Been Worn (clothing) |
AUTO |
Autographed |
NC |
No Cover |
BA |
Bronze Age |
ND |
NoDate
No Dog (RCA record labels) |
BB |
BB Sized Hole Drilled Through
Record Label
Beanie Baby |
NDSR |
No Dents Scratches or Rust (tins) |
BBC |
Bottom of Back Cover |
NIB |
New in Box |
BC |
Back Cover
Blister Card |
NIP |
New In Package |
BCE |
Book Club Edition |
NL |
Number Line (books) - a means of telling the edition; occurs on copyright page and reads "1234567890"; lowest number indicates the edition |
BIM |
Blown in Mold (bottles prior to 1910) |
NM |
Near Mint |
BIN |
Buy it Now |
NORES |
No Reserve |
BIO |
Biography |
NOS |
New Old Stock |
BJ |
Ball Jointed Body (dolls) |
NP |
NoDate
Not Packaged |
BK |
Bent Knee (dolls) |
NPB |
Non Paying Buyer |
BKL |
Booklet (Stamps) |
N/R |
No Reserve |
BLB |
Big Little Book |
NR |
No Reserve |
BLK |
Block (stamps) |
NRFB |
Never Removed From Box |
BOMC |
Book of the Month Club Edition |
NRFSB |
Never Removed From Sealed Box |
BP |
Blister Pack
Booklet Pane (Stamps) |
NRMNT |
Near Mint |
BTAS |
Batman the Animated Series |
NW |
Never Worn (clothing) |
BU |
Brilliant Uncirculated (coins) |
NWOT |
New Without Tags |
BW |
Black and White
(photos, illustrations, drawings) |
NWT |
New With Tags |
C |
Cartridge Only (video game)
Cover (Stamps) |
O |
New Orleans Mint (coins) |
C & S |
Creamer & Sugar
Cup & Saucer |
OB |
Original Box |
CART |
Cartridge (video game) |
O/C |
On Canvas (paintings) |
CB |
Cartridge (video game - no instructions)
Club Book (Stamps) |
OC |
Off Center
Off Cut
On Canvas |
CC |
Carbon Copy
Cut Corner (books, magazines, records)
Commemorative Cover (Stamps)
Credit Card |
OEM |
Original Equipment Manufacturer |
CCA |
Comics Code Authority |
OF |
Original Finish |
CCG |
Collectable Card Game |
OJ |
Occupied Japan |
CDF |
Customs Declaration Form (Stamps) |
OOAK |
One of A Kind |
CF |
Centerfold (magazines) |
OOP |
Out of Package
Out of Print
Out of Production |
CFO |
Center fold out (magazines) |
OP |
Out of Print |
CI |
Cartridge & Instructions
(video games, computer equipment) |
OS |
Operating System (computers) |
CIB |
Cartridge, instructions, box
(video games, computer equipment) |
OST |
Original Soundtrack |
CIBO |
Cartridge, instruction, box, overlay
(video games, computer equipment) |
P |
Poor Condition
Philadelphia Mint (coins) |
CLA |
Cleaned, lubricated, adjusted (cameras) |
PB |
Paperback or Paperbound (books) |
CM |
Customized |
PBO |
Paperback Original |
COA |
Certificate of Authenticity |
PC |
Poor Condtion
Postcard
Post Card
Picture Postcard |
COL |
Collection |
PD |
Picture Disk (the record itself has a photo or images on it) |
CONUS |
Continental United Stated
(ship to destination) |
PF |
Proof Coin |
CPN |
Coupon |
PIC |
Picture |
CPP |
olored Picture Postcard / Post Card |
P/O |
Punch-Out (inventory that has been 'declassified' with a hole punch) |
CS |
Creamer & Sugar
Cup & Saucer |
PM |
Post Mark
Postal Markings
(applies to post cards & first day covers)
Priority Mail |
CTB |
Coffee Table Book |
POC |
Poor Condition
Postcard
Pencil On Cover |
CU |
Crisp Uncirculated (currency) |
POPS |
Promo Only Picture Sleeve |
D |
Denver Mint (coins) |
POTF |
Power of the Force (Star Wars) |
DB |
Divided Back (postcards) |
PP |
Parcel Post
PayPal |
DBL |
Double (2 in 1: paperbacks) |
PPD |
Post Paid |
DG |
Depression Glass |
PR |
Poor Condition
Proof (coins) |
DJ |
Dust Jacket
Disk Jockey Copy (records) |
PROOF |
Proof Coin |
DOA |
Dead on Arrival (item in non-working order when received) |
P/S |
Picture Sleeve (records) |
DUTCH |
Dutch Auction (multiple quantities available) |
PS |
Picture Sleeve (records)
PowerSeller
Power Supply |
EAPC |
Early American Prescut (Anchor Hocking glass c. 1960+) |
R |
Reprint |
EAPG |
Early American Pattern Glass |
RBC |
Right Side of Back Cover |
EC |
Excellent Condition |
RC |
Reader Copy (Books) - a copy of a book in good condition but with no true investment value |
EF |
Extra Fine Condition
Extremely Fine (coins) |
RET |
Retired |
EG |
Elegant Glass (Depression era) |
RETRD |
Retired |
EP |
Extended Play (records, video tapes) |
RFC |
Right Side of Front Cover |
ERR |
Error |
RFDO |
Removed For Display Only |
EX |
Excellent (condition)
Extra
Except |
RI |
Reissue (records) |
EXLIB |
Ex Library Book
From the library of |
RMA |
Return Merchandise Authorization Number |
EXT |
Extended |
ROM |
Romantic (books) |
FAQ |
Frequently Asked Questions |
RP |
Real Photo Post Card / Postcard |
FB |
Feedback |
RPPC |
Real Photo Post Card / Postcard |
FC |
Fine Condition
Front Cover |
RRH |
Remade/Repainted/Haired (dolls) |
FDC |
First Day Cover (stamps) |
RS |
Rhinestones
Rubber Stamped on Label (records) |
F/E |
First Edition (books) |
RSP |
Rhodium Sterling Plate |
FE |
First Edition (books) |
RT |
Right |
FFC |
First Flight Cover (Stamps) |
S |
Small
Stereo (records)
San Francisco Mint (coins) |
FFEP |
Free Front End Page/Paper
(1st blank page of a book usually an extension of the part pasted down on the inside front cover.) |
SA |
Silver Age |
FLF |
Federally Licensed Firearms (dealer) |
SAB |
Seller's Assistant Basic |
FN |
Fine Condition |
SAP |
Seller's Assistant Pro |
FOR |
Forgery |
SB |
Soft Bound or soft back (referring to soft large bound books) |
FPLP |
Fisher Price Little People |
SC |
Slight Crease (books, hang tags, magazines)
Sawcut (slice cut off record album jacket) |
FS |
Factory Sealed |
SCI |
Science (books) |
FT |
Flat Top (beer cans) |
SCR |
Scratch |
FVF |
Final Value Fee (fee based on final selling price of item) |
SCU |
Scuff (records) |
G |
Good Condition |
SD |
Shaded Dog (RCA record labels) |
GA |
Golden Age |
SF |
Science Fiction |
GD |
Good Condition |
SFBC |
Science Fiction Book Club (sometimes the true 1st edition) |
GF |
Gold Filled |
S/H |
Shipping and Handling |
GGA |
Good Girl Art (paperback book covers) |
SH |
Shipping and Handling |
GP |
Gold Plate
Gutter Pair (Stamps) |
S/H/I |
Shipping, Handling & Insurance |
GSP |
Gold Sterling Plate |
SHI |
Shipping, Handling & Insurance |
GTC |
Good 'Til Cancelled |
SIG |
Signature |
GU |
Gently Used |
SLD |
Sealed |
GW |
Gently Worn (clothing) |
SLT |
Slight |
GWTW |
Gone With the Wind |
SLW |
Straight Leg Walker (dolls) |
HB |
Hard Back or Hard Bound (book) |
SM |
Selling Manager |
HB/DJ |
Hardback (book) with Dust Jacket |
SMP |
Selling Manager Pro |
HC |
Hand Colored (maps/engravings)
Hard Cover (book) |
S/O |
Sold Out |
HIC |
Hole in Cover |
SO |
Sold Out |
HIL |
Hole in Label |
SOL |
Sticker on Label (records) |
HIST |
Historical (book) |
S/P |
Salt & Pepper (shakers)
Silverplate (flatware or holloware) |
HM |
Happy Meal (McDonald's) |
SP |
Salt & Pepper (shakers)
Sticker Pull (books) - discoloration or actual removal of cover color caused by pulling off a sticker price
Silverplate (flatware or holloware) |
HOF |
Hall of Famer (baseball memorabilia/autograph/trading cards) |
SR |
Slight Ring Wear
Shrink Wrapped |
HP |
Hard Plastic (dolls)
Hand Painted
Hewlett Packard |
S/S |
Still Sealed
Single Sheet (stamps) |
HS |
Hand Stamp (stamps) |
SS |
Stainless Steel
Still Sealed
Store Stamp (books) - name/address of store is stamped on endpapers or edges of books |
HTF |
Hard to Find |
ST |
Sound Track (records, CDs)
Star Trek
Sterling |
IBC |
Inside Back Cover |
STCCG |
Star Trek Collectable Card Game |
IFC |
Inside Front Cover |
STER |
Sterling |
ILLO |
Illustration |
STNG |
Star Trek the Next Generation |
ILLUS |
Illustration
Illustrated |
SW |
Slight Wear
Star Wars
Shrink Wrapped |
INIT |
Initial
Initials
Initial Issue |
SWCS |
Star Wars Collector Series (toys) |
IRAN |
Inspect and Repair as Necessary |
SYI |
Sell Your Item Listing Form |
IS |
Item Specifics |
TBB |
Teenie Beanie Babies |
ISH |
Issue |
TC |
True Crime (books) |
JUVIE |
Juvenile Delinquency Theme |
TE |
Trade Edition (books) - standard edition of a book often smaller than the first edition |
L |
Large |
TL |
TurboLister |
LBBP |
Large Bean Bag Plush (Disney) |
TM |
Trademark |
LBC |
Lower Back Cover |
TMOL |
Tape Mark on Label (records) |
LCD |
Liquid Crystal Display |
TNG |
The Next Generation (Star Trek) |
LE |
Limited Editon |
TOBC |
Top of Back cover |
LED |
Light Emitting Diode |
TOFC |
Top of Front Cover |
LFC |
Lower Front Cover |
TOL |
Tear on Label (records) |
LFT |
Left |
TOONS |
Cartoon Art (paperbacks) |
LLBC |
Lower Left of Back Cover |
TOS |
Tape on Spine
Terms of Service
The Original Series (Star Trek) |
LLFC |
Lower Left of Front Cover |
TOUGH |
Tough Guy Genre (paperbacks) |
LP |
Little People (Fisher Price)
Long Playing Record |
TRPQ |
Tall, Round, Pyroglaze Quart (milk bottles) |
LRBC |
Lower Right on Back Cover |
U |
Used (Stamps) |
LRFC |
Lower Right on Front Cover |
UB |
Undivided Back (post cards) |
LSE |
Loose |
UDV |
Undivided Back (post cards) |
LSW |
Label Shows Wear (records) |
UID |
Unpaid Item Dispute |
LTBX |
Letterbox (video in widescreen format) |
UIS |
Unpaid Item Strike |
LTD |
Limited Edition |
ULBC |
Upper Left (corner) Back Cover (books, magazines) |
LWOL |
Lots of Writing on Label (records) |
ULRC |
Upper Right (corner) Back Cover (books, magazines) |
M |
Medium
Mint
Mono (records) |
UNC |
Uncirculated (coins) |
MA |
Madame Alexander (dolls)
Mature Audience |
URFC |
Upper Right Corner of Front Cover |
MAP |
Map Back (paperback books) |
VERM |
Vermeil - gold plating on sterling silver, bronze, or copper |
MC |
Miscut |
VeRO |
Verified Rights Owner |
MCU |
Might Clean Up |
VF |
Very Fine Condition |
MEDIC |
Medical Genre (books) |
VFD |
Vacuum Flourscent Display |
MIB |
Mint in Box |
VFU |
Very Fine, Used (Stamps) |
MIBP |
Mint in Blister Pack |
VG |
Very Good Condition |
MIJ |
Made in Japan |
VHTF |
Very Hard to Find |
MIMB |
Mint in Mint Box |
V/M/D |
Visa/Mastercard/Discover |
MIMP |
Mint in Mint Package |
W |
West Point Mint/Depository (coins) |
MIOJ |
Made in Occupied Japan |
WB |
White Border (post cards) |
MIOP |
Mint in Opened Package |
W/C |
Watercolor (paintings, maps) |
MIP |
Mint in Package |
WC |
Watercolor (paintings, maps) |
MIU |
Made in USA |
WD |
White Dog (RCA record labels) |
MM |
Merry Miniatures (Hallmark)
Mounted Mint (stamps) |
WIN |
Want It Now |
MMA |
Metropolitan Museum of Art |
WLP |
White Label Promo |
MNB |
Mint No Box |
WOB |
Writing on Back |
MNH |
Mint Never Hinged (stamps) |
WOC |
Writing on Cover |
MOC |
Mint on Card |
WOF |
Writing on Front |
MOMA |
Museum of Modern Art |
WOR |
Writing on Record |
MOMC |
Mint on Mint Card |
WRP |
Warp (records) |
MONMC |
Mint on Near Mint Card |
WS |
Widescreen (letterbox) |
MONO |
Monophonic (sound recordings & equipment) |
WSOL |
Water Stain on Label (records) |
MOP |
Mother of Pearl |
XL |
Extra Large |
MOTU |
Masters of the Universe |
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