🔗 Share this article The second-hand marketplace Members Voice Displeasure About Sizing Updates Shoppers are voicing their frustration due to a modification that led to items being listed as the wrong size. The popular resale platform has altered its size classifications for female and kids' apparel failing to inform all shoppers about the modification. Digital Channels Backlash Countless users and merchants are posting online claiming that product pages now present a modified sizing category versus the original listing because of the remapping. Vinted explained the new system was more in line with other platforms. The platform has recommended to examine their items and manually change the size where appropriate, which has left users frustrated. Sizing System Changes Before the change, the measurements included numerical and alphabetical indicators, for instance S/8 or M/10. The revised method features a letter with a size spectrum such as S/UK 8-10. With some products, the size labels have been reassigned - like an L measurement was previously a 12 but is now a UK 16-18. User Accounts A fashion influencer, who makes TikTok content about plus-size fashion, said the change "makes both selling and buying harder". "Rarely do manufacturers list XL as sizes 20-22," as the platform currently indicates. Another user, based in Glasgow, explained products she uploaded on Vinted with size 14 labels were appearing on the platform as larger sizing 20-22. "If buyers measuring 20-22 acquire them they're going to be very disappointed," she stated. Required Changes Charlotte Lunn, based in Derby, stated she felt frustrated because the modification necessitated personal updates the sizing for "all her products". "This situation is especially annoying, because of my ongoing medical condition and selling on Vinted has been paramount after experiencing income reduction," she explained. Service Background The service features exceeding 100 million users, comprising 18 million UK members. It has emerged as a preferred choice to second-hand platforms like eBay and Depop. This is not the initial instance when a surprising modification within the service has received backlash: previously, Vinted reversed a change concerning shipment methods following member complaints.