:)= smile
:-D=big smile
ADDY=Address
AF=Action Figure
AFA=Action Figure Accessory
AFK=Away from keyboard
AM=Ambassador
ARL=Auction Reference Library
ASAP=As soon as possible
ATM=At the moment
B&W=Black and White
BA=Bronze Age
BAK=Back at keyboard
BB=Brady Bunch
BBC=Bottom of back cover
BBC=Bubble Bath Container
BBC=British Broadcasting Company
BBIAB=Be back in a bit
BBL=Be back later
BBW=Buyer beware
BC=Back cover, Blues Clues
BER=Beyond Economical Repair
BG=Big Grin
BRB=Be right back
BTAS=Batman the animated series
BTW=By the way
BYOB=Bring your own bottle, or Barbie
C1- C10=Condition on a 1-10scale, with 10 being Mint.
CC=Cut corner, or carbon copy
CCA=Comics code authority
CFO=Center fold out
CG=Community Guidlines
CI=Cast Iron
CIA- Cash in advance
CIB=Cartridge, instructions, box
CIBO=Cartridge, instructions, box, overlay
CIF= Cash in fist
CMV=Current Market Value
COD=Cash on delivery, or a fish
CONUS=Continental US
CPS=Custom picture sleeve
CVR=Cover
CYE=Check your e-mail
CUL8R=See you later
DH=Darling Husband, Dang Husband
DJ=Dust jacket
EP=Extended playing record
Et. Al.=And all others
EXT=Extended
FB=Feedback
FC=Front Cover
FN=Fine
FOB=Freight on board
FP=Fisher Price
FPLP=Fisher Price little people
FR=Fair
FUBAR- Messed up beyond all recognition
FWIW=For what it's worth
FYI=For your information
G=Grin, or Good condition
GA=Golden Age
GD=Good
GF=Gold filled
GI JOE=A guy on toy chat that knows toys.*LOL*
GMTA=Great minds think alike
GP=Gold plate
GSP=Gold sterling plate
HIC=Hole in cover
HIL=Hole in label
HIS=Hole in sink
HJ=Hinged joints(used with action figures)
HM=Happy meal
HP=Homepage, or Hewlitt-Packard
HRN=Highest reorder number
HTH=Hope this helps
HW=Hot Wheels
IBC=Inside back cover
IFC=Inside front cover
ILLO=Illustration
IMHO=In my humble opinion
IMO=In my opinion
INIT=Initials
IRAN=Inspect & repair as necessary
ISH=Issue
L=Large
LB=Lunch Box
LBC=Lower back cover
LCD=Liquid crystal display
LED=Light emitting diode
LFC=Lower front cover
LFT=Left
LITHO=Lithograph
LLBC=Lower left of back cover
LMBO=Laughing my butt off
LMK=Let me know
LOL=Laughing out loud
LOLWTIME=Laughing out loud with tears in my eyes
LP=Long playing record, or Little people
LRBC=Lower right on back cover
LRFC=Lower right on front cover
LSASE=Large self addressed stamped envelope
LSE=Loose
LT=Little Tikes
LTD=Limited edition
LY=I love you
M=Mint, or Medium
MBP=Mint Bubble Package
MC=Miscut
MIB=Mint in box
MIBP=Mint in blister pack
MIJ=Made in Japan
MIU=Made in USA
MIOJ=Made in Occupied Japan
MIOP=Mint in open package
MIP=Mint in package
MLP=My Little Pony
MNB=Mint no box
MOC=Mint on card
MOT=Mint on tree
MOTH=Man of the house
MOTU=Masters of the Universe
MOMC=Mint on mint card
MONMC=Mint on near mint card
MOP=Mother of pearl
MT=Mint
MWBT=Mint with both tags
MWBTM=Mint with both tags mint
MWT=Mint with tag
MWMT=Mint with mint tag
NARU=(noun)(not a registered user)
NARU'd Verb = Removed as an EBAY USER = as in TOSS'd from EBAY
NBW=Never been worn
NC=No cover
ND=No date
NM=Near mint
NP=Nickel plated,No problem, or Not packaged
NRFB=Never removed from box
NRFP=Never removed from package
NRFSB- Never removed from sealed box
OC=Off center, Off cut
OEM=Original equipment manufacturer. In the case of computer software, usually means it comes without box and manuals.
OIC=Oh, I see
OOP=Out of print (as in books)
OTOH=On the other hand
P=Poor condition
PF=Plastic Figure
PDQ=Pretty darn quick
PM=Priority mail
POC=Pencil on cover
POOF=gone, left, bye
POPS=Promo only picture sleeve
PP=Parcel post
PPD- Post paid (as in postage)
PR=Poor
PS=Power supply
PT=Price tag
Re=Reprint
RBC=Right side of back cover
RET- Retired
RETRD=Retired
RFC=Right side of front cover
RFN=Refinished
RFDO=Removed for display only
ROFL=Rolling on the floor laughing
ROFLMBO=Rolling on the floor laughing my butt off
RPT=Repainted
RS=Rhinestones
RSP=rodium sterling plate
RSVP=Respond please
RT=Right
S=Small
S&H=Shipping and handling
S/O=Sold out
S/S=Still sealed
SA=Silver age
SASE=Self addressed stamped envelope
SABO=Self appointed (chat) board owner
SABP=Self appointed (chat) board police
SD=Snow Domes
SF=Science fiction
SIG=Signature
SNAFU=Situation normal, all fouled up
SR=Slight ring wear
SS=Still Sealed (unopened)
ST=Sterling
STER=Sterling
SUSP=Suspended
SW=Slight wear, Star Wars
SWCS=Star Wars Collector Series
Sysop=System Operator
TIA=Thanks in advance
TM=Trademark, Trouble Maker
TOBC=Top of back cover
TOFC=Top of front cover
POTF=Star Wars Power of the Force
TOS=Tape on spine, or Terms of service
TT=Tush Tags,Tire tracks
TTFN=Ta ta for now
TTYL=Talk to you later
TY=Thank you
ULBC=Upper right corner of back cover
URFC=Upper right corner of front cover
URL=Universal residence locator
U/S=Unserviceable
UPS=United Parcel Service
USPS=United States Postal Service
VF=Very fine
VFD=Vacuum flourescent display
VG=Very good
VIN=Vintage
W/up=Wind up
WB=Welcome back
WLP=White label promo
WOC=Writing on cover
WOL=Writing on label
WOMD=Weapon of Mass Destruction
WP=Webpage
WWW=World Wide Web
WYSIWYG=What you see is what you get
XL=Extra large
YMMV=Your mileage may vary
