When I was new to eBay (many moons ago), the acronym/abbreviation that absolutely mystified me was OOP (I thought that there were a lot of people spelling "OOPS" incorrectly!) It was a while before I understood its meaning.

The following is a list of acronyms/abbreviations that are frequently seen on eBay ... if you think of any others that you'd like me to add to this abbreviated (ha, ha!) list, please e-mail me with them, and I'll add them. (A warm thanks to the eBayers who have contacted me with additions for this list ... I learn something new every day :o)

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• ACEO -- ART CARDS, EDITIONS & ORIGINALS (small playing card sized work of art)

• ATC -- ART TRADING CARDS

• BIN  --  BUY IT NOW

• COA -- CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY

• EUC -- EXCELLENT USED CONDITION

• FAQ -- FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• GUC -- GOOD USED CONDITION

• HTF -- HARD TO FIND

• LE -- LIMITED EDITION

• LN  --  LIKE NEW

• LOL  --  LAUGH OUT LOUD (had to put this one in ... I thought it meant lots of love!)

• MFSL  --  MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB (Company producing audiophile CDs)

• MIB  --  MINT IN BOX

• MIP -- MINT IN PACKAGE

• MOC -- MINT ON CARD

• MoFi  --  MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB (Company producing audiophile CDs)

• NARU  --  NOT A REGISTERED USER

• NIB  --  NEW IN BOX

• NM -- NEAR MINT

• NMINT  --  NEAR MINT

• NORES  --  NO RESERVE

• NOS  --  NEW OLD STOCK (vintage items which are still NEW)

• NR  --  NO RESERVE

• NRFB  --  NEVER REMOVED FROM BOX

• NRFP -- NEVER REMOVED FROM PACKAGE

• OOAK -- ONE OF A KIND

• OBI -- Obi Strip -- a piece of paper folded around the left side of a Japanese music CD, or LP, or book with the title and other information, such as price -- quite collectible

• OOP  --  OUT OF PRINT

• OVP -- ORIGINAL PACKAGING (German Originalverpackung)

• SE -- SPECIAL EDITION

• s/t -- SELF-TITLED

• VGC -- VERY GOOD CONDITION