The second-hand marketplace Members Share Anger About Size Modifications
Members of the platform have expressed outrage due to a modification that led to products showing incorrect sizing.
This online marketplace has altered its size classifications for women's and children's garments failing to inform every member regarding the update.
Digital Channels Reaction
Many shoppers and sellers have taken to social media saying Vinted listings now show an altered size classification versus the original listing due to the recalibration.
The platform stated the new system was more in line with comparable marketplaces.
The platform has recommended to check their listings and manually change the size where appropriate, resulting in member annoyance.
Sizing System Changes
Earlier, the sizes had both numerical and alphabetical indicators, for instance S/8 or M/10.
The updated approach includes a letter and a range such as S/UK 8-10.
With some products, the sizing has been recategorised - like an L measurement was previously a 12 but now shows as UK 16-18.
Shopper Stories
One content creator, who makes TikTok content about plus-size fashion, explained the modification "makes transactions more difficult".
"Not many brands say XL is a 20-22," as the platform currently indicates.
Another user, from Glasgow, stated items she posted on Vinted with size 14 labels were appearing on the platform as larger sizing 20-22.
"If anyone [who is] size 20-22 buys them they're going to be very disappointed," she explained.
Manual Updates
A different user, located in England, said she had been left angered because the modification necessitated personal updates the measurements for "each individual item".
"For me this is particularly frustrating, because of my ongoing medical condition and platform income has been essential following partial earnings loss," she stated.
Platform Context
The platform boasts over 100 million members, comprising 18 million UK members.
It has proved a popular alternative compared to resale services such as eBay and Depop.
This represents another occasion when a surprising modification within the service has received backlash: previously, the service retracted a modification regarding delivery choices after backlash from users.
