Abbreviations


All, doniceage and I were discussing this and we wanted to make a post for people who don't know all the abbreviations that frequently show up on this site. If you can think of any I missed please post it up and we will update the list. Thanks to bartertrader who originated the (now updated) list.


Thanks everybody hope this will helps some newcomers as well.



1/1 = One of One (Only One of its Kind)
/10 = Numbered Out of Ten
A&G = Allen and Ginter
AU = Autograph
Auto = Autograph
BB = Baseball
BM = Bubble Mailer
BTW = By The Way
BV = Book/Beckett Value (almost always “high book”)
BIN = Buy It Now (Ebay)
CERT = Certified Auto / Autograph
CMB = Check My Photobucket
CV = Cash Value or Sell / Sale Value
CYL = See You Later
DC = Delivery Confirmation
DLVD = Delivered
FB = Football
FS = For Sale
FT = For Trade
G/U = Game Used
HOF = Hall of Fame
HRH = Home Run History
HTF = Hard to Find
HTG = Hard to Get
IDR = I Don't Remember
IDK = I Don't Know
IP / or / IPA / = In Person / In Person Autograph
ILUK = I'll Let You Know
JGI = Just Got It
JTF = Just To Follow (used to follow any bench thread)
LMK = Let Me Know
LOL = Laughing Out Loud
LTS = Looking To Sell
LTST = Looking To Sell These
LTT = Looking To Trade
LTTF = Looking To Trade For
LTTT = Looking To Trade These
N/A = Not Availible / or / Not applicable
NWT = New with Tags
NFS = Not For Sale
NFT = Not for Trade
M&M = Moments and Milestones
PC = Personal Collection
PLMK = Please Let Me Know
PO = Post Office
PS = Penny Sleeve
PWE = Paper White Envelope
RC = Rookie Card
REFS = Refractor/s
ROA = Real One Autograph (From Topps Heritage)
RTG = Ready to Go
SASE = Self Addresed Stamped Envelope
SB = SuperBowl
SC = Signature confirmation
SCD = Sports Collecter Digest
SP = Short Print
SV = Sale Value
TC = Topps Chrome
TL = Top Loader
TM = Trade Manager
Tough = Rare Card (“Tough” to Pull)
TTM = Through the Mail
TTYL = Talk To You Later
TV = Trade Value
UD / U.D. = Upper Deck
USPS = United States Post Office
V / VIN = Vintage
VHTG = Very Hard To Get
WS = World Series
WTT = Want To Trade
WTTF = Want to Trade For
WTTT = Want To Trade These
WW = White Whale
#/ED = Numbered