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FOR THE NEWBIES - What Abbreviations Means In a Post Here on ODT

OttoMan

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I have seen this before and I am just bring this back, because it will sure help a lot of new members. I remember back when I joined, I was a bit lost... and that's when I've searched about it. And so, I've learned a lot, and I can still see some others new ones ABBREVIATIONS popping up. If you have some, help the Community, post them here.
Here is a list of common acronyms you will see in the trading post and what they mean.

TPM - Traded Pending Meeting
SPM - Sold Pending Meeting
FTF/F2F - Face To Face
FS - For Sale
FT - For Trade
FSO - For Sale Only
FTO - For Trade Only
WTT - Want To Trade
WTS - Want To Sell
WTB - Want To Buy
OBO - Or Best Offer
BNIB - Brand New In Box
LNIB - Like New In The Box
OBRO - Or Best Reasonable Offer
NS - Night Sights
PM – Private Message
TYD - To Your Door
BOS - Bill of Sale Required (This is not the other BS you're used too... lol!!)
WTTF - Want To Trade For
WT4T - Will Trade For Tacos? (I found this one funny, so, I listed it!)
FTF - sometimes means Failure To Fire...depending on the context.
FFL - Federal Firearms License
GLWS - Good Luck With Sale
GLWT - Good Luck With Trade
ROFL - Rolling On Floor Laughing
STFD - Shut The Front Door.
LMK - Let Me Know.
ILY - I Love You. (Be really careful to who you write this! Stay alive! lol..)
YOLO - You Only Live Once.
SMH - Shaking My Head.
LMFAO - Laughing My Freaking *A* Off.
TV - Trade Value
BUMP
- When your ad hasn't had any activity in a few days you can post' bump' which bumps it out of hibernation. Which is pretty much Bring Up My Post

TTT - To The Top
SPF - Sold Pending Funds

Our Brother PistolGrip @pistolgrip have some really great stuff too:

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