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Members of the platform have expressed outrage after an update resulted in items being listed as the wrong size.

This online marketplace has revised its sizing categories for women's and children's garments without notifying every member regarding the update.

Social Media Reaction

Many shoppers and sellers have taken to social media claiming that product pages now present a different size category compared to what was initially listed as a result of the reclassification.

The company said the revised method more closely matches other platforms.

It has advised users to review their products and adjust the sizing manually when needed, resulting in member annoyance.

Measurement Approach Updates

Earlier, the sizing featured 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 measurements have been reclassified - for example a size L was previously a 12 but is now a UK 16-18.

Shopper Accounts

Frankie Bridger, who creates plus-size fashion videos, explained the modification "makes transactions more difficult".

"Not many brands say XL is a 20-22," as the platform currently indicates.

Another user, located in Scotland, stated items she posted featuring size 14 markings were displaying on the service as measurements 20-22.

"If anyone [who is] size 20-22 buys them they're going to be very disappointed," she explained.

Manual Updates

Another shopper, from Derby, said she had been left angered by the change as she had to manually change the sizing for "all her products".

"This situation is especially annoying, because of my ongoing medical condition and platform income has been essential following partial earnings loss," she said.

Marketplace Information

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

It has emerged as a preferred choice compared to resale services such as eBay and Depop.

This represents another occasion when a surprising modification to the app has proved unpopular: earlier, the platform withdrew an update to its shipping options due to shopper criticism.