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Here’s a question for all you vintage clothing resellers; what size do you put in the title of your listing and the item specific dropdown box? Do you put the size that’s on the clothing tag, or the actual modern size it measures as?
I sell alot of vintage shirts, and I include measurements in every listing as I’ve learned over the years that size tags cannot be trusted (even new stuff can shrink if treated improperly in the dryer. I’ve seen old shirts that are tagged as XL but fit like modern size small).
I’ve begun to put the size the clothing actually measures as in the title and item specifics, and calling out the fact that the tag indicates a different size in the item specifics and condition boxes (i.e. I’ll put “large” in the title and in the dropdown box, but will say “tag indicates vintage XL, but shirt fits like a modern large” in the item specifics).
I’m not sure how people like Jay and Reyanne can pull off not measuring shirts given the variations, but more power to them!
Anyways, I just wanted to see what method everyone uses. I’ve been a serious reseller for around 5 years now and have had no shirt returns yet for fit out of 100s of shirt sales, so I guess my method is working.
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We talked recently about going back to adding measurements. It was an experiment to see if we could just use the tag size on modern clothes. Though plenty of clothes sold without providing measurements, we were still getting more questions than made is feel comfortable.
On vintage clothes, we put the tag size in the title, but mention in the description that it may run smaller/larger.
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Sonia,
Thanks for the response! Do you sell alot of vintage clothing? Have you ever had any issues with your method? I’m always paranoid if I put multiple sizes in the title that I’ll have a buyer who doesn’t pay attention and then returns the shirt as “Item not as described”.
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I don’t sell a lot of it, but I always have a few items listed. I’ve never had issues with putting multiple sizes in the title, b/c I put the measurements in the description, plus I always say something like this in the description: “Label says size 12, but vintage clothing tends to run small. This item seems more like a present day 8 or 10. Please see measurements for fit.”
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I get so frustrated with measurement in the listings. I have had two items returned with the measurements in the listing but the tag size in the title. The buyer returned for INAD in both cases saying that the item was a different size than what was “listed” even though the measurements were in the description. Called eBay and was advised to refund and pay return postage because they would “most likely” side with the buyer if I escalated. One postage was a padded flat rate and one was only $2.77 so I paid postage both ways just to avoid the ding. No one seems to look at the listing…only the title. UGH!
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I used to go all out in measuring an item. Chest, shoulder to hem, sleeve length and width, waist, on tops, lapel width on blazers, waist, rise, inseam for pants. Now I just do chest, shoulder to hem, waist, rise, inseam. Yes, its a hassle and no fun to do but it is a necessary evil. I still get a few questions about measurements but most of the answers are in the listing if they would just READ the listing. The few vintage items I have listed I do what you do and state that vintage sizes vary from current sizing. Seems to work for me.
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