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 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
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