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Members of the platform have expressed outrage following a change that caused items being listed as the wrong size.

The popular resale platform has updated its measurement guidelines for women's and children's garments failing to inform every member regarding the update.

Digital Channels Response

Many shoppers and sellers have taken to social media claiming that product pages now present a modified sizing category than originally posted due to the recalibration.

Vinted explained the revised method more closely matches comparable marketplaces.

It has advised users to check their listings and manually change the size where appropriate, causing user dissatisfaction.

Sizing System Modifications

Earlier, the sizes had both a single numeric size and a letter, such as S/8 or M/10.

The revised method features a letter and a range for example S/UK 8-10.

With some products, the measurements have been reclassified - for example a size L used to be a 12 but now shows as UK 16-18.

Member Stories

One content creator, who creates plus-size fashion videos, explained the modification "makes transactions more difficult".

"Rarely do manufacturers list XL as sizes 20-22," as the platform currently indicates.

A different member, located in Scotland, stated items she posted with size 14 tags were showing in the marketplace as larger sizing 20-22.

"Should someone sized 20-22 purchase these they will likely be quite upset," she said.

Necessary Adjustments

A different user, from Derby, explained she became annoyed by the change as she had to manually change the measurements for "each individual item".

"For me this is particularly frustrating, since I have chronic health issues and platform income has been essential following partial earnings loss," she explained.

Platform Context

The service features exceeding 100 million users, including 18 million in the UK.

It has proved a popular alternative to second-hand platforms like eBay and Depop.

This represents another occasion when a surprising modification within the service has received backlash: earlier, the service retracted a modification to its shipping options due to shopper criticism.