| Ebay words | Meaning |
| P | Poor condition (also PC or PR); Philadelphia Mint (for coins); Petite size (for clothing; also PET) |
| P/ | Publisher (also PUB) |
| P/C | Picture Cover (for records; also PC) |
| P/O | Punch-Out (inventory that has been “declassified” with a hole punch; also known as Cut-Out Hole in records or COH) |
| P/S | Picture Sleeve (for records; also PS) |
| PB | Paperback; Paperbound (for books); Plate Block (for stamps, a block of 4 stamps from the corner of the stamp sheet that carries the printer's notation) |
| PBO | Paperback Original |
| PC | Picture Postcard; Postcard; Poor condition (also P or PR); Picture Cover (for records; also P/C) |
| PCGS | Professional Coin Grading Service |
| PD | Picture Disc (the record itself has a photo or image on it) |
| PERF | Perforation (for stamps) |
| PERFIN | Stamps that have symbols, numbers or letters perforated through them |
| PET | Petite size (for clothing; also P) |
| PF | Proof coin (also PROOF) |
| PIC | Picture |
| PIRATE | Illegal copies of officially released recordings |
| PL | Pink or Pinkliner (an eBay staff member who posts a message on a discussion board. Messages from eBay staff have a pink header.) |
| PLUS | Plus size (for clothing) |
| PM | Priority Mail; Post Mark; Postal Marking (for postcards or first day covers) |
| PO | Poster |
| POC | Pencil on Cover; Pushed-out-center or Punched-out-center (for records; also known as NOC) |
| POPS | Promo Only Picture Sleeve |
| POTF | Power Of The Force (Star Wars) |
| PP | Parcel Post; PayPal; Preprint (for autographs) |
| PPD | Post Paid |
| PR | Poor condition (also P or PC); Proof; Promotional Copy (also PROMO); Pair |
| PRC | Proof Cameo (for coins) |
| PRDC | Proof Deep Cameo (for coins) |
| PROG | Program; Progressive |
| PROMO | Promotional Copy (also PR) |
| PROOF | Proof coin (also PF) |
| PS | Power Supply; Picture Sleeve (for records; also P/S); Photo Signed; Postscript |
| PSQ | Photo Show Quality (for model horses, this is one that may have slight flaws or is not good enough to place well in a live show) |
| PUB | Publisher (also P/) |
| PUO | Pick Up Only |
| PWWI | Pre World War I |
| PWWII | Pre World War II |
Feb 4, 2007
EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning P)
The most full, complete, and comprehensive glossary of terms used by eBay users. It contains terms, abbreviations, acronyms, jargons, lingo together with their corresponding meanings and definitions most commonly used in auctions of collectibles, antiques, electronics, apparel, sporting goods and more.
