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Alright, now you know how important to learn this new lingo, let’s go over these commonly used Acronyms by Amazon FBA sellers.

Some acronyms might not be needed now, but the list will definitely come in handy as you grow in your business.

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Print this out and keep it with you as you learn more about FBA

ASBC – Amazon Seller Boot Camp – So you may only see this if you are a member of our Amazon Seller Boot Camp course, but we think it’s pretty important and our users say it all the time.

ASIN – Amazon Standard Identification Number – An ASIN is a unique 10-character alphanumeric identifier assigned by Amazon to products listed on its platform. It helps track inventory, organize listings, and ensure products are easily searchable.

AZ or AMZ – Amazon

(BB) The Buy Box  is the section on an Amazon product listing page where customers can directly add an item to their cart or purchase it with one click. Winning the Buy Box is crucial for sellers because the majority of sales go to the Buy Box winner. We will have an entire blog about BB

BISS – This is a category on Amazon that is restricted to most sellers. It is the “Business, Industrial & Scientific Supplies”

BL – Big Lots – Discount store frequented by many FBA sellers

BM – Brick & Mortar Store – Used in reference to shopping at a store that has a physical location.

BOGO – Buy One Get One – a popular sales promotion strategy where customers receive a second item for free or at a discount when they purchase the first item This is used in reference to shopping deals. Often times, you see BOGO in sale ads.

BOLO – Be On Look Out – These are products that one Amazon seller has found to be profitable and they are saying “BOLO for this item, it will make you money”.

BR – Brand Registry – Amazon Brand Registry is a program designed to help brand owners protect their intellectual property and gain greater control over their product listings on Amazon.A program Amazon has created for sellers to protect their brand from copyright and/or trademark violation.

BSR – Amazon’s Best Sellers Ranking – This is the rank that Amazon gives products based on their sales volume. Each category has its own ranking.

BTS – Back To School – a season where Amazon sellers often buy products from retail stores and mark them up on Amazon.

Bundle – When a listing on Amazon combines multiple DIFFERENT products together, to

create ONE new product listing.

Category – The placement within Amazon to categorize products.  There are main categories as well as sub-categories.  Some categories are restricted to new sellers and others are open to all sellers.

CCC – CamelCamelCamel.com – A great site where you can see the price and rank history of a product when doing Online Sourcing.

CDN$ – Canadian Dollar – this comes into play if you are selling on the Amazon.ca platform.

COGS – Cost Of Goods Sold – The price that you paid for your inventory items. Used for tax purposes and accounting purposes.

EAN – European Article Number – If you sell in Europe on the European network your products will be assigned a 13 digit code called a European Article Number or International Article Number, IAN by some people.

FB – Facebook

FB – Amazon Seller Feedback

FC – Fulfillment Center – A fulfillment center is where your products are sent to if you are using the FBA products.  This is where they are stored and then prepped and shipped once they are sold.

FBA – Fulfillment by Amazon – This means that the seller has shipped their inventory to Amazon to pick, pack and ship for them. It’s one of the best ways to make more money with your inventory because FBA sellers can take advantage of free shipping and even have the ability to list their own new items if they are a professional seller.

FNSKU – Fulfillment Network Stock Keeping Unit – These are the numbers printed directly on your product labels to enable the picker’s scanners to identify this product as yours so that the correct item is pulled for each sale. Your units will always have a unique to you FNSKU, so if a piece of your inventory was to get misplaced, the FNSKU would link it back to you.

Fulfillment Fee – The cost Amazon charges sellers to pick, pack, and ship products that are sold through the FBA program.

GC – Gift Card – Many Amazon sellers will buy discounted gift cards to purchase inventory, especially for Online arbitrage.

HBA – Health & Beauty Aids – One of our favorite niches on Amazon. This could be part of either the beauty category or the health and personal care categories.

HTF – Hard To Find – When a product becomes hard to find, the price often increases on Amazon.com.

IL – Inventory Lab – The only service we recommend for inventory management and listing on Amazon.

Inventory – The products that you have available for sale on Amazon.

ISBN – International Standard Book Number – You’re probably familiar already with this acronym since it’s on every print book you’ve ever purchased. For us Amazon sellers, the ISBN is used in the same way that UPC codes are used: looking up products, using with seller tools, and has to be covered when sending items to Amazon.

Keepa – A site similar to CCC where we can see the price and rank history for most items listed on Amazon. This is helpful in making buying decisions. They even have a chrome extensionthat makes it easier to use!

MAP – Minimum Advertised Price – This comes to you when you have a type of product with restrictions that the manufacture placed on it not allowing your advertised pricing to go below a certain number. You will find this when dealing with wholesalers or buying direct from a manufacturer.

MF or FBM – Merchant Fulfill – This is not a dirty term. This means that the item is being fulfilled by the merchant. If you are a MF seller, you’re filling the orders yourself, picking, packing and shipping straight to the customer on your own. Some people use FBM since it looks nicer.

MOQ – Minimum Order Quantity – This is the minimum # of units that can be purchased at a time. This is often seen when you are buying from wholesalers or creating a private label product.

MSRP – Manufacturers Suggested Retail Price – This is the price that the manufacturer suggests their products be sold for. On Amazon you will find the MSRP shown above the selling price, IF, the current price is lower than the MSRP.

Multi-pack – When a listing on Amazon includes multiples of the SAME product and they are then sold as one unit.

Net Profit – The amount of profit you have left in your business after taking out all operating expenses, including cost of goods and Amazon fees.

OA – Online Arbitrage – Finding deals at online retailers that can be resold on Amazon.com

OTC – Over The Counter – When you are selling HBA items you want to make sure they are OTC and never prescription!

PB – Profit Bandit – a scanning app some sellers use

PL or WL – Private Label or White Label – This is when you create and brand your own product, I will create a full blog or even a video on this because it’s a broad topic. White label can actually be very easy to do when you find a company that already makes a ready to go product and all you do is slap a label on the product with your own brand.

PPC – Pay Per Click Advertising. This is when you run an ad for a product on Amazon (often done by private label sellers or a brand owner) and you are paying by the click to your listing.

Pro Merchant – (Professional Seller) on Amazon refers to sellers who subscribe to Amazon’s Professional Selling Plan, which costs $49.99 per month. This plan unlocks advanced selling features, including access to third-party software (such as paid scanning apps) and savings of $0.99 per item in selling fees.. Here is a breakdown of the differences between the Pro Merchant and Individual Account.

Q1 – 1st Quarter Of The Year – January – March

Q2 – 2nd Quarter Of The Year – April – June

Q3 – 3rd Quarter Of The Year – July – September

Q4 – 4th Quarter Of The Year – October – December – The BIGGEST sales quarter of the year! Where we often make up more than a 3rd of our yearly income. Many sellers ONLY sell during this time. Check out Q4 Profits for the inside scoop.

RA – Retail Arbitrage – Buying products locally from retail stores to sell online. This is the method that we teach in our Amazon Seller Boot Camp.  Get the full scoop on how retail arbitrage works here.

Replen – Replenish-able Item – A product that you essentially hit the jackpot with, its one that you purchase for regular or sale price that can be purchased again and again to sell online. Will talk more about these products in our course

ROI – Return On Investment – in the context of money, How much money you make on your sold items.

SEO – Search Engine Optimization – When you are creating listings on Amazon, it is important to remember search terms so that your product will rank on Amazon (and even Google) and buyers can find the listing.

SC – Seller Central – Your main dashboard when logged into your Amazon Seller Account.

Scanning – What we are doing when using an app on our phone to check prices in store against the prices for the same item on Amazon.

Scoutify – One of the main 3rd party scanning apps available to Amazon sellers.

Scouting – Looking for products to resell online.

TIA – Thanks In Advance – Often used in groups when someone is asking a question. They will ask it and end with TIA, as to say thank you for any answers you may provide.

TRU – Toys R Us – Retail store frequented by many Amazon FBA Sellers, especially in Q4. In some cities and states TRU has closed its shops, but for those that are still open. This is still great option to source products.

VA – Virtual Assistant – Someone who helps you find products online that you can resell on Amazon.

UPC – Universal Product Code – A barcode with 12 digits that can be found on almost all products found in the retail world. You can use the UPC code to look up items on Amazon. This is also what is covered up by your FNSKU label when preparing your products to send in to FBA.

Wags – Walgreens – Drug Store often frequented by Amazon sellers.

Wholesale – This is a business model where you are buying directly from the brand owner and then reselling the product on Amazon. Many times you can get the product for 30%-50% off the retail price.

WM – Walmart – Retail store often frequented by Amazon Sellers.

YMMV – Your Mileage May Vary – Often used when talking about unadvertised deals / clearance. Meaning that just because one person was able to get it / do it, doesn’t mean it will work for you too.

Okay, that wasn’t so bad, was it? You should be familiar by now with the most commonly used acronyms among Amazon FBA sellers, if you know these ones, you should be able to comfortably dive into seller groups and forums without feeling lost.
And if you’re feeling bold, you might even start using the lingo yourself!

Hey, I try to get all the acronyms out there but if you Have come across an acronym that left you scratching your head? please let us know. Also comment below or reach out to us if we miss any that you’ve heard before? Let us know!