Bnwt

smartie1976

i think someone less clued people could easily argue brand new without tags, as technically without is one word, although that acronym clearly should be BNWOT

rdwarr

If you're not sure then the potential buyers won't be either. Use the acronym to save space in the title but expand to show the full wording in the description.
I'm thinking of joining SPAA (Society for the Prevention of Acronym Abuse)

hjb123

I have always understood it to be Brand New With Tags! Wouldnt have thought that it can really be understood as anything different?!

THE_MIDDLEMAN

I asked because I know what it means.

I too do use it in the my titles and expand in the text.

So I bought 2 items with this in the title and guess what.

They arrived NOT "new" as described, and WITHOUT tags.

So I emailed the seller and got this tosh..

bnwt brand new without tags thats wot it means they havent been worn i brought them off ebay but was 2 small 4 me let me no wot u want 2 do as i can asure u they havnt been worn at all but let me no as im on holiday on sunday 4 two weeks

Burlesque_Babe

I would email the seller and send the link from the ebay glossary page, is it possible to raise a claim with Paypal?

As an aside - I HATE to see emails written like that - in 'text' language!

hjb123

I would want a refund I think - or depends whether they look as if they have been worn or washed etc.

Tell them that it is item not as described and you could do an item not as described dispute. If you do send the items back make sure you send them by a trackable way

Dormouse

bnwt brand new without tags thats wot it means they havent been worn i brought them off ebay but was 2 small 4 me let me no wot u want 2 do as i can asure u they havnt been worn at all but let me no as im on holiday on sunday 4 two weeks

If someone writes emails like that, I'm not surprised they get confused by acronyms. :rolleyes:

Send them a link to the Ebay acronym page and educate them. :cool:

Sugar_Coated_Owl

I'm guessing it's a newbie seller? Advise the seller of what BNWT actually means according to eBay. If the items are not in very good condition I would ask the seller for a full refund. If you are happy with the condition of the items perhaps as a gesture of goodwill the seller may offer some kind of compensation for misrepresenting his/her items.

trencherpilot

If someone sent me an email spelled like that, I'd first point them to a local college to study both english spelling and punctuation!!

patchwork_cat

I bought a load of clothes for my daughter that were BNWT , but didn't have swing tags - when I tackled the seller she said that it meant the glossy label in the back!

She was a power seller with a couple of thousand positive feedback.