1st First Edition

ACC Acumulation (stamps)
ACL Applied Colour Label (bottles)
ADV Adventure (books and movies)
AF As Found
AF All Faults
AFAIK As Far As I Know
AG About Good (stamps)
AGF Alternative/Goth Fashion (clothing)
AIR Airmail (stamps)
AKA Also Known As
AO All Original
ARC Advanced Reader's Copy
ASAP As Soon As Possible
AU About Uncirculated (coins)

B4 Before
BB Beanie Baby
BBL Be Back Later (chat)
BC Back Cover
BC Blister Card
BCC Bottom of Back Cover
BCE Book Club Edition
BIM Blown In Mold (bottles prior to 1910)
BIN Buy It Now
BIO Biography
BK Bent Knee (dolls)
BLK Block (stamps)
BKLT Booklet (stamps)
BMC Book of the Month Club Edition (see also BOMC)
BNWOT Brand New Without Tags (clothing)
BNWL Brand New With Label
BNWT Brand New With Tags (clothing)
BOMC Book Of the Month Club edition
BP Blister Pack (stamps)
BP Booklet Pane (stamps)
BTS Back To School
BTAS Batman The Animated Series
BTW By The Way
BU Brilliant Uncirculated (coins)
BW Black and White

C Circa
C1 One part of doll, outfit or item could still be used (dolls)
C2 Doll is beyond repair but it may have a couple of parts that a collector wants. Legs or arms still good for transplanting to another doll (dolls)
C3 Damaged. In the right costume, it could be used for display. LOTS of work needed here (dolls)
C4 Lots of flaws and spots. Heavily played with and damaged in some way. A professional is required to repair or restore it (dolls)
C5 Wear and tear visible to everyone. Can be repaired (dolls)
C6 Gently played with. May be missing important accessories, original paint rubbed, hair not in original set. Doll's arms or legs do not click or they may have a loose leg at the hip. Items still displayable. Clothes may have lost some crispness and may have to be ironed or steamed. Some may even require cleaning to remove age stains (dolls)
C7 Display quality. Doll played with but has been well taken care of. Dolls still have no makeup rubs. , but "crispness is missing. It would be obvious that it is not a C-9 doll. Clothing would NOT be laundered or faded, but might need ironing. Doll still be original (dolls)
C8 Dolls or clothing flawless, very lightly handled and still original, non-laundered clothing, no green ear, pricks or tears on skin, no body dings (dolls)
C9 Mint. No original packaging, but unplayed with condition (dolls)
C10 Mint. Factory perfect. Right off toy store shelves. No matter what the age, item is factory new (dolls)
C/S Cream and Sugar
CS Cup and Saucer
CART Cartridge (video games)
CC Carbon Copy
CC Commemorative Cover (stamps)
CCA Comics Code Authority
CCG Collectible Game Card
CDF Customs Declaration Form (stamps)
CDS Circular Date Stamp (stamps)
CDR Compact Disc Recordable (computers)
CDRW Compact Disc Rewriteable (computers)
CF Centrefold (magazines)
CFO Centerfold Out (magazines)
CI Cartridge and Instructions (video games)
CLA Cleaned Lubricated and Adjusted (cameras)
CM Customised
CM Complete Mint
COA Certificate Of Authenticity
CPN Coupon
CPP Coloured Picture Postcard
CTO Cancelled to Order (stamps)
CUL8R See You Later
CV Catalogue Value
CYE Check Your E-mail

DM Denver Mint (coins)
DB Divided Back (postcards)
DG Depression Glass
DEF Definitives (stamps)
DJ Dust Jacket
DJ Disc Jockey Copy (records)
DOA Dead On Arrival (non-working order when received)

EAPG Early American Pattern Glass
EC Excellent Condition
Ed Edition
EF Extra Fine
EF Extremely Fine (coins)
EG Elegant Glass (depression era)
EP Extended Play (records, video tapes)
ERR Error
EX Excellent
EXLIB Ex Library (books)
EXT Extended

F Fine
FB Feedback
FC Fair Condition
FC Fine Condition
FC Front Cover
FDC First Day Cover (stamps)
FDD Floppy Disk drive (computers)
FE First Edition
FFC First Flight Cover (stamps)
FFEP Free Front End Page/Paper (books)
FOR Forgery
FPLP Fisher Price Little People
FS Factory Sealed
FT Flat Top (beer Cans)
FU Fine Used
FV Face Value
FVF Final Value Fee
FYI For Your Information

G Good Condition
G General (movie rating)
GB Gigabyte (computers)
GBP Great British Pounds
GC Good Condition
GF Gold Filled
GMTA Great Minds Think Alike (chat)
GP Gold Plate Gutter Pair (stamps)
GU Good Used
GU Gently Used
GWP Gift With Purchase

HB Hard Bound (books)
HB Hard Back (books)
HC Hardcover (books)
HDD Hard Disk Drive (computers)
HIC Hole In Cover
HIL Hole In Label
HM Happy Meal (mcdonalds)
HIST Historical (books)
HP Hard Plastic (dolls)
HP Hand Painted
HP Hewlett Packard
HP Harry Potter
HS Hand Stamp (stamps)
HTF Hard To Find

IBC Inside Back Cover
IFC Inside Front Cover
IIRC If I Recall Correctly
ILLO Illustration
ILLO Illustrated
IMO In My Opinion
IMHO In My Humble Opinion (chat)
INIT Inital
ISP Internet Service Provider

JMHO Just My Humble Opinion (chat)
JKT Jacket (clothing or records)

KB Kilobyte (computers)

L8R Later
L Large
LBC Lower Back Cover
LCD Liquid Crystal Display
LE Limited Edition
LED Light Emitting Diode
LFC Lower Front Cover
LFT Left
LG Large
LLBC Lower Left of Back Cover
LLFC Lower Left of Front Cover
LOL Laughing Out Loud (chat)
LMAO Laughing My Ass Off (chat)
LP Little People
LP Long Playing (record)
LRBC Lower Right of Back Cover
LRFC Lower Right of Front Cover
LS Long Sleeve (clothing)
LSW Label Shows Wear (records)
LTD Limited (edition)
LWOL Lots of Writing On Label (records)

M8 Mate
M Mint
M Medium
M Mono (records)
M Mature 15 years+ (movies)
MA Mature Adult 15 years+ (movies)
MCU Might Clean Up
MIB Mint In Box
MIBP Mint In Blister Pack
MIJ Made In Japan
MIMB Mint In Mint Box
MIMP Mint In Mint Package
MIOJ Made In Occupied Japan
MIOP Mint In Open Package
MIP Mint In Package
MISB Mint In Sealed Box
MIU Made In USA
MNH Mint Not Hinged (stamps)
MH Mint Hinged (stamps)
MM Merry Miniatures (hallmark)
MNB Mint No Box
MNH Mint Never Hinged (stamps)
MOC Mint On Card
MONMC Mint On Near Mint Card
MONO Monophonic (sound recordings)
MOP Mother Of Pearl
MOTU Masters Of The Universe
MP Military Post (stamps)
MS Miscut
MS Mini Sheet (stamps)
MS Mint State (coins)
MS Microsoft

NAF Not Affecting Play (records)
NARU Not A Registerd User
NBW Never Been Worn (clothes, shoes)
NC No Cover
NDSR No Dents Scratches or Rust (tins)
NIB New In Box
NIP New In Package
NL Number Line (books)
NM Near Mint
NORES No Reserve
NOS New Old Stock
NP Not Packaged
NPB Non Paying Bidder
NR No Reserve
NRFB Never Removed From Box
NRFSB Never Removed From Sealed Box
NW Never Worn
NWOT New Without Tags
NWT New With Tags

O'ALLS Overalls (clothing)
OB Original Box
OC On Canvas (paintings)
OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer (computers)
OF Original Finish
OJ Occupied Japan
OMG Oh My Gosh (chat)
OOAK One Of A Kind
OOP Out Of Print
OOP Out of Production
OP Opening Post (chat)
OP Original Post (chat)
OP Original Poster (chat)
OP Out of Print
OS Operating System (computers)
OPT Overprinted (stamps)
OT Off Topic (chat)

P Poor condition
P Postcard
PB Paperback
PB Paperbound, less common
PD Picture Disc (records)
PF Proof Coin
PG Parental Guidance (movies)
PIC Picture
PLS Please (chat)
PMK Postmark (stamps)
POC Pencil On Cover
POP Post Office Pack (stamps)
POTF Power Of The Force (star wars)
POV Point of View (chat)
PP Parcel Post
PP Presentation Pack (stamps)
PS Picture Sleeve
PSE Pre-Stamped Envelope (stamps)

R Restricted 18 years+ (movies)
RAM Random Access Memory (computers)
RC Reader Copy (may have little worth as a collectible book)
Reg Registered (stamps)
RET Retired
Rev. Ed. Revised Edition
ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing (chat)
ROFLMAO Rolling On the Floor Laughing My Ass Off (chat)
RFC Right Front Cover
RFDO Removed For Display Only
RI Reissue (records)
Rom Romantic (books)
ROTJ Return Of The Jedi (star wars)
ROFL Rolling On the Floor Laughing (chat)
RT Right

S'ALLS Shortalls (clothing)
S Small
S/B Stockbook (stamps)
SB Soft Bound
SB Softback (books)
SC Slight Crease
SCI Science (books)
SCR Scratch
SCU Scuff (records)
SF Science Fiction
SH Shipping and Handling
SHI Shipping, Handling, and Insurance
SS Short Sleeve (clothing)
SLW Straight Leg Walker (dolls)
SM Small
SO Sold Out
SOL Sticker On Label (records)
SP Salt and Pepper
SS Stainless Steel
SS Still Sealed
SS Single Sheet (stamps)
ST Sound Track
ST Star Wars
ST Sterling
STNG Star Trek the Next Generation
SWCS Star Wars Collector Series (toys)
SZ Size

TBB Teenie Beanie Babies
TC True Crime (books)
TDF To Die For
TE Trade Edition
TIA Thanks In Advance (chat)
TIC Tongue In Cheek (chat)
TM Trademark
TMOL Tape Mark On Label (records)
TOBC Top Of Back Cover
TOFC Top Of Front Cover
TOL Tear On Label
TOS Terms Of Sale
TTFN Ta Ta For Now (chat)
TY Thank You (chat)

U Used
UN Unused
UN United Nations
UNC Uncirculated (coins)

VF Very Fine
VFM Value For Money
VFU Very Fine Used
VGC Very Good Condition
VHTF Very Hard To Find

WC Watercolour (paintings)
WMK Watermark (stamps)
WOB Writing On Back (records)
WOC Writing On Cover (records)
WOF Writing On Front (records)
WOR Writing On Record (records)
WRP Warp (records)
WS Wide Screen
WTG Way To Go! (chat)
WYS Whatever You Say (chat)
WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get

XC Excellent Condition
XL Extra Large
XS Extra Small
XXL Extra Extra Large