a quick vocabulary to get to know the abbreviations in the kpop community~

gom group order manager
joiner an user who joins a group order
proxy a person who will help securing items overseas (use their address to receive the goods etc)
masterlist a collected list of everything we host(ed)
pc(s) photocard(s)
pob pre-order benefit - a lot of stores sell albums with a pob before/during a group’s next comeback
ld(s) lucky draw(s) = a limited period of time event where you can pull a random photocard from a set when buying an album. In other words: it’s a rare pob
vce video call event - joiners and potentionally goms have a chance to win a video call to an idol/group of what they’re applying for
fs fansign event - usually held in Korea where a proxy participates and will get a number of sets that we’ve paid to the proxy.
e.g. literally: exempli gratia - for example
initials the price of a pc/pob
ems shipping from store/seller to proxy/me - there may occur 2x ems (from store to proxy to me)
customs when the package(s) from overseas arrive in our country, the official department (the post office) that administers and collects the duties levied by a government on imported goods - it is out of our control on how much the customs will be
doms shipping from me to you
addy address