Can somebody explain all the abbreviations? like WTB and

**Anthony1** · 02-19-2005, 10:44 PM

People use tons of abbreviations in the buying and selling forum. Could somebody give me a quick run down on the most popular ones?

I'm trying to understand what the heck people are talking about.

**Damion** · 02-19-2005, 10:48 PM

WTB = Wanting To Buy

WTT/WTTF = Wanting To Trade/ Wanting To Trade For

FS = For Sale

FA = For Auction

FT = For Trade

hope that helps

**Melf** · 02-19-2005, 10:59 PM

Wanting? I always thought it was willing.

Same difference though.

**Quintracker** · 02-19-2005, 11:10 PM

Heh, and all this time i thought wttf stood for "Want To Try and Find", not sure where I got that from

**The Sage of Sega** · 02-19-2005, 11:38 PM

I didn't even want to guess what WTTF meant since I'd probably be wrong, but now I know

. You help one person, you end up helping others.

(oh, and when you see stuff like FS/T it usually means For Sale or Trade; I'm notorious for using that abbreviation

)

**AlanD** · 02-20-2005, 05:52 AM

and half the time FS really means FA. People use the wrong one all the time. One of my pet peeves since I prefer dealing here for a straight sale instead of hassling with ebay for a week. If I wanted that trouble I would have found your auction when I searched ebay

**Quintracker** · 02-20-2005, 05:58 AM

Originally Posted by AlanD

and half the time FS really means FA. People use the wrong one all the time. One of my pet peeves since I prefer dealing here for a straight sale instead of hassling with ebay for a week. If I wanted that trouble I would have found your auction when I searched ebay

Totally agree. I hate opening up a "FS" thread and first thing I see is an ebay link. Please people, us the right abbreviation!

**Sniderman** · 02-20-2005, 07:12 AM

The FS / FA mix-ups drive me nuts too. That's why I recommend using eBay in your subject, ie, "EBAY: Handful of cheap games and crap!" No question there's a link.

Stuff being auctioned is not "for sale." "For sale" means you have a set price you're selling it for. "For auction" means your item will go to the highest bid you get - whether on eBay, in a newsgroup auction, or you're fishing for best offers here. Ta-da.

**Flack** · 02-20-2005, 09:44 AM

I will add these to the sticky post.

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