| MIMSB
= Mint In Mint Sealed
Box
This term describes
a toy which remains in its perfect, undamaged, sealed box,
thus making it impossible for the toy inside to have ever
been removed.
MISB = Mint
In Sealed Box
This term describes
a toy which remains in its sealed box, thus making it impossible
for the toy inside to have ever been removed, however it is
important to remember that the box itself may still possess
some wear or damage.
MIB
= Mint In Box
Although probably
more well known these days as 'Men In Black', this term amongst
toy collectors describes a toy that is in mint condition inside
its box, but has been taken out in the past.
NRFB = Never Removed From Box
Same as above, however, be
cautious as this might mean that the seal has been broken
even though it was never removed.
MOMSC
= Mint On Mint Sealed
Card
Similar to MIMSB, this
term describes a toy which still remains inside its perfect,
undamaged, sealed or glued plastic bubble, thus making it
impossible for the toy inside to have ever been removed.
MOSC
= Mint On Sealed Card
This term describes
a toy which remains in its sealed or glued plastic bubble,
thus making it impossible for the toy inside to have ever
been removed, however it is important to remember that the
card itself may still possess some wear or damage.
MOC
= Mint On Card
Similar to MOSC,
this term describes a toy in mint condition sitting inside
its plastic bubble, but has been taken out in the past.
NM = Near Mint
Term used to
describe a toy which is in almost perfect or almost mint condition.
NR
= New Release (or No Reserve)
This term can
either be used to describe items which have only recently
been produced and made available for public consumption, or,
if used on an online auction site, it can also mean that the
auction in question has no reserve price.
G1
= Generation 1
This term is
a fan and community based term which loosely describes all
Transformers™ released between 1984 and 1990.
G2
= Generation 2
This term is
a fan and community based term which loosely describes all
Transformers™ released between 1993 and 1995.
BW = Beast Wars™
This refers to
a separate line of Transformers toys called 'Beast Wars',
released in 1995.
BM = Beast Machines™
This refers to
a separate line of Transformers™ called 'Beast Machines™
which were a continuation of the Beast Wars™ range.
BFTS
= Battle for the Spark™ (Beast Wars™)
The 'Battle for
the Spark' toys still remain within the Beast Machines™
line, however they are US-only figures which offer a better
resemblance to their CGI counterparts, and also possess a
spark activated function which can be initialised by pressing
their spark crystal.
RID
= Robots in Disguise™
This refers to
a separate toy line called Robots in Disguise™ which
was originally released in Japan under the Car Robots™
name.
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