{"id":414868,"date":"2022-03-11T23:00:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-does-ppu-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/"},"modified":"2022-03-11T23:00:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T20:00:29","slug":"what-does-ppu-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ppu-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Does \u201cPPU\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a35d2458bcdd\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" 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ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ppu-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#%E2%80%9CWhat_Does_%E2%80%9CPPU%E2%80%9D_Mean_and_How_Do_You_Use_It%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;What Does \u201cPPU\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ppu-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Pending_Pick_Up\" >Pending Pick Up<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ppu-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#The_Origin_of_PPU\" >The Origin of PPU<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ppu-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Reservation_Systems\" >Reservation Systems<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ppu-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#Becoming_Available_Again\" >Becoming Available Again<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-does-ppu-mean-and-how-do-you-use-it\/#How_to_Use_PPU\" >How to Use PPU<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWhat_Does_%E2%80%9CPPU%E2%80%9D_Mean_and_How_Do_You_Use_It%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;What Does \u201cPPU\u201d Mean, and How Do You Use It?&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-783343 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/car_driver_pickup_hero.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/car_driver_pickup_hero.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/car_driver_pickup_hero.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"A delivery or pickup driver man in a car\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/driver-welcoming-his-customer-come-car-1033398775\" data-credittext=\"Odua Images\/Shutterstock.com\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/driver-welcoming-his-customer-come-car-1033398775\">Odua Images\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re shopping online for items in high demand (or planning to pick up an order), it would help to know what PPU means. Here\u2019s what you should know about this online marketplace acronym.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pending_Pick_Up\"><\/span>Pending Pick Up<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PPU stands for \u201cpending pick up.\u201d Online sellers use this acronym to say that a product is not currently available for purchase because someone\u2019s about to pick it up. You might see this on the listing itself, with the availability switching from \u201cavailable\u201d to PPU. Alternatively, sellers will use it in direct messages or comment responses to inform prospective buyers that the item is no longer for sale. This acronym is synonymous with terms such as \u201creserved\u201d or \u201con-hold.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This acronym is common in less-structured online marketplaces where a payment gateway doesn\u2019t mediate exchanges, such as Craigslist or <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> Marketplace. Pick-up transactions are settled with cash or direct transfers instead of credit cards and cheques. Some sellers may require a \u201creservation fee\u201d for holding an item, with the fee being non-refundable if the order gets cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>PPU has a few other meanings aside from \u201cpending pick up.\u201d It might mean \u201cplease pick up,\u201d an early iteration of the acronym. Alternatively, in hardware enthusiast circles, it might mean \u201cphysics processing unit.\u201d It\u2019s a rare type of processor that handles physics-related tasks for computers. Also, PPU is the name of the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/wiki.nesdev.org\/w\/index.php\/PPU\">Picture Processing Unit<\/a> inside the NES <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> console.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Origin_of_PPU\"><\/span>The Origin of PPU<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>PPU is a fairly recent acronym. A decade ago, you might expect one or two people to respond to a product listing. Nowadays, you can get dozens of inquiries on a listing. \u201cPPU\u201d is an excellent response to those inquiring about a reserved item. The first definition of PPU on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbandictionary.com\/define.php?term=PPU\">Urban Dictionary<\/a> dates back to 2018 and reads \u201cpending pick up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the earlier days of online reselling, PPU meant \u201cplease pick up.\u201d For example, someone lists a TV on Craigslist with the title \u201c36-inch TV, PPU.\u201d While this definition might still crop up from time to time, PPU now mostly means \u201cpending pick up.\u201d Instead of the acronym, sellers use \u201cplease pick up\u201d directly on their posts.<\/p>\n<p>PPU is especially common in product listings that feature more than one product, such as garage sales. Since these often have a wide assortment of products, the acronym is used to help keep track of which products are sold, available, and PPU.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Reservation_Systems\"><\/span>Reservation Systems<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are multiple ways to reserve an item on an unstructured marketplace. The most common is \u201cfirst come, first served,\u201d where the first person to message offering the asking price gets the item. If the buyer will settle the transaction via cash upon pick up, the item becomes PPU.<\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, users can sell products via bids or OBOs, which stands for \u201cor best offer.\u201d We go into more detail about this system on our OBO explainer. However, to put it simply, OBO is a system where people can offer less than the asking price. This gives the seller several prospective offers to choose from after a certain period. Once they get a desirable offer, they might reserve the item for the buyer and specify that it\u2019s PPU.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Does &#8220;OBO&#8221; Mean, and How Do You Use It?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Becoming_Available_Again\"><\/span>Becoming Available Again<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Just because an item is marked \u201cPPU\u201d doesn\u2019t mean it can\u2019t become available again. Since a PPU typically comes without any exchange in payment, there\u2019s still a chance that the buyer could become a \u201cno-show.\u201d When this h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens, the seller can move the product from \u201cpending pick up\u201d back to \u201cavailable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-668066 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/packages-in-a-warehouse.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Packages in a warehouse.\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/group-composite-cardboard-boxes-against-on-689934028\" data-credittext=\"vectorfusionart\/Shutterstock.com\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shutterstock.com\/image-photo\/group-composite-cardboard-boxes-against-on-689934028\">vectorfusionart\/Shutterstock.com<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, something to note is that if a product is open for negotiation or bidding, then the seller will often move on to the person with the second-best offer. Alternatively, if the product is on a first-come, first-served basis, they\u2019ll get in contact with the second buyer that reached out to them. This is pretty common in marketplace settings that rely on direct messages, such as Facebook Marketplace.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Use_PPU\"><\/span>How to Use PPU<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re a seller, using PPU is straightforward. Just specify that the listing is PPU when you\u2019ve found a buyer who will be picking it up soon. Alternatively, you can use it in direct messages to tell other interested parties that the item is currently on hold.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few samples of PPU in action:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cSorry, this item is PPU. You can check out my other listings if you\u2019re interested.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cExcellent used copy of Dune <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>. Currently PPU.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHey, I noticed this product is PPU. 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