| Ebay words | Meaning |
| S | Small (also SM); Stereo (for audio quality); San Francisco Mint (for coins) |
| S/ | Signed (also SGN) |
| S/FACE | Surface (also SFACE) |
| S/H | Shipping and Handling (also SH); Second Hand |
| S/H/I | Shipping, Handling, and Insurance (also SHI) |
| S/M | Stamp Missing (for postcards) |
| S/O | Sold Out (also SO) |
| S/P | Salt and Pepper (shakers); Silverplate (flatware or hollowware); Silver Plated (also SP); Small Print (for books) |
| S/S | Still Sealed (also SS); Single Sheet (for stamps); Souvenir Sheet (for stamps): Sterling Silver |
| SA | Silver Age; Government of South Australia (for stamps) |
| SACD | Super Audio CD |
| SAG | Screen Actor's Guild |
| SAS | Sassione Specialized Italy Postage Stamp Catalogue used in Italy to value postage stamps |
| SASE | Self Addressed Stamped Envelope |
| SB | Soft Bound; Soft Back (referring to large soft bound books) |
| SBA | Signed by Author (for books) |
| SC | Slight Crease (for hang tags, books, magazines); Sawcut (a slice cut off record album jacket; also known as Sawmark or SM); Scott Catalogue (the Scott Stamp Catalogue that is used in the United States to value stamps and its listed prices are updated annually to reflect market movements; also SCOTT); Signed Card; Soft Cover (for books) |
| SCI | Science (for books) |
| SCO | Second Chance Offer (an eBay feature that allows a seller to make offers to underbidders for the amount they bid on an item, when either the winning bidder has failed to pay for an item or the seller has a duplicate of the item) |
| SCOTT | Scott Catalogue (the Scott Stamp Catalogue that is used in the United States to value stamps and its listed prices are updated annually to reflect market movements; also SC) |
| SCR | Scratch |
| SCU | Scuff (for records) |
| SCV | Scott Catalogue Value (for stamps) |
| SD | Small Date (for coins) |
| SDR SDRAM | Single Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory (for computer memory) |
| SE | Straight Edge (for stamps) |
| SE-TENANT | Two different value stamps which are issued side-by-side |
| SF | Science fiction |
| SFA | Small Format Art (for collectible art, refers to art works that are below 14” in any one direction) |
| SFACE | Surface (also S/FACE) |
| SFBC | Science Fiction Book Club |
| SG | Stanley Gibbon Stamp Catalogue that is used in the Great Britain and Commonwealth countries to value stamps and its listed prices are updated annually to reflect market movements |
| SGN | Signed (also S/) |
| SGRAM | Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory (for computer memory) |
| SH | Shipping and Handling (also S/H) |
| SHI | Shipping, Handling, and Insurance (also S/H/I) |
| SIC | Signed Index Card (for autographs) |
| SIG | Signature |
| SIM | Single Inline Module (for computer memory) |
| SIMM | Single Inline Memory Module (for computer memory) |
| SIP | Single Inline Package (for computer memory) |
| SKU | Stock Keeping Unit (a specific unique product available for sale) |
| SL | Small Letters (for coins) |
| SLD | Sealed |
| SLDRAM | Synchronous Link Dynamic Random Access Memory (for computer memory) |
| SLT | Slight |
| SLV | Sleeve |
| SLW | Straight Leg Walker (indicates that a doll's legs do not bend) |
| SM | Sawmark (also known as Sawcut or SC); Small (also S) |
| SMS | Special Mint Set (for coins) |
| SO | Sold Out (also S/O) |
| SODIMM | Small Outline Dual Inline Memory Module (for computer memory) |
| SOFC | Sticker on Front Cover |
| SOL | Sticker on Label (for records) |
| SORIMMTM | Small Outline Rambus Inline Memory Module (for laptop computers) |
| SP | Sticker Pull (a discoloration or actual removal of cover color caused by pulling off a sticker price from a book); Signed Photo or Signed Print (for autographs); Silver Plated (also S/P); Short Print (for sports cards) |
| SPAM | Unsolicited or junk e-mail |
| SPC | Signed Postcard |
| SPL | Splash (for perfumes) |
| SPR | Spray (for perfumes) |
| SR | Slight Ringwear |
| SRAM | Static Random Access Memory (for computer memory) |
| SS | Stainless Steel; Still Sealed (also S/S); Store Stamp (for books, the stamp that appears on endpapers, edges or books which shows the name and address of a store ); Seam Split (for records); Short Sleeve (for clothing) |
| SSC | Soft Shell Case (for guitars) |
| ST | Sound Track (for records or CDs); Star Trek; Sterling (also STER); Stereo |
| STC | Signed Trading Card |
| STCCG | Star Trek Collectible Card Game |
| STER | Sterling (also ST); Sterling Silver |
| STK | Sticker (also STKR) |
| STKR | Sticker (also STK) |
| STNG | Star Trek: The Next Generation |
| STP | Strip (stamps that are attached in a row or column) |
| SUSP | Suspended; Suspense genre (for books or movies) |
| SW | Slight Wear; Star Wars; Shrink Wrapped |
| SWCCG | Star Wars Collectible Card Game |
| SWCS | Star Wars Collector Series |
| SYI | Sell Your Item form |
| SZ | Size |
Feb 4, 2007
EBAY GLOSSARY OF TERMS (beginning S)
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.
