Selling Shirts

[50caasi]

Ebay is a wonderful place to shop, with many benefits and many problem solutions.   I have a gripe however and must voice it.

Shirts are notoriously difficult to select by  sizing designated S, M , L, XL ,XXL etc. Each manufacturer has its own system of gauging size via this almost useless method.

If I order a Hugo Boss shirt, I might be satisfied wih XXL or XXXL, but with other brands it will have to be 4XL or 5XL, in the case of Jack Stone, it will be 7XL. 

Please could Ebay encourage sellers to include the arm pit to armpit measurement when laid flat, as this is the only accurate way to clearly invisage the real size of a shirt.

[kopenhagen5]

eBay is mostly an automated system with very few people involved.

From memory eBay suggest in their help pages when listing clothes to include detailed measurements in the description.

But sellers choose to list as they please.

[clubesquire]

Pipes are hard enough, but gawd, I'd really hate to be selling clothes. It's got to be a hard gig. Hard for buyers too and that's why I never buy clothes online. I did, a few times, but out of about six or seven articles only one was the right fit. Shoes I think are worse. I've tried that too. Ended up with really sore feet because they were sooooo nice, I was determined to wear them.

A hard gig, both ways.

And good afternoon everyone. I hope your day is just wonderful.

Melina.

[imastawka]

You can always ask the seller for the measurements before buying.

[enigmabear]

I should have gone to Spec Savers before reading that heading 

[imastawka]

[50caasi]

Yes and wait for a reply. Much better to be able to read entry and move on or buy right away.

[imastawka]

Perhaps you need to learn a bit of patience when buying on ebay.

It's always best to ask questions before buying.

[digital*ghost]

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@50caasi wrote:

Please could Ebay encourage sellers to include the arm pit to armpit measurement when laid flat, 

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Sorry to say, but eBay's policies actively discourage sellers from providing measurements like that. 

The reason being, if I list an item, it's tagged size is XL, the buyer receives it but it's not right for them, they can't dispute the tagged size. Measurements are volatile - I know a seller who was told by eBay that they'd lose an item not as described request because they listed an item as being 8mm diameter, with slight variations due to being handmade items (that is, they advised in the description some of the items would be 8.2mm etc). 

In an ideal world, a seller could feel safe providing either precise, or at least ball-park, information so that buyers can make an informed decision without too much hassle.

Unfortunately, eBay makes it a risk to do so. Personally, while I am of the opinion that accuracy and information is better to curb problems, I also understand why sellers (especially of clothing, since I used to sell in that market myself), have opted for the "better safe than sorry" approach. 

[springyzone]

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@imastawka wrote:

You can always ask the seller for the measurements before buying.

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You can, but you won't necessarily get a reply. I recently asked a seller for measurements underarm to underarm on a child's item & got no reply at all. I wasn't about to hold the seller to absolutely exact specs, i just wanted a ballpark measurement.

I did end up buying about 4 days later & it is a lovely item, came quickly but measures a bit wider than some other brands of that size. For the first time in a very long while I gave the seller only 4 stars for communication. Evren if they had just sent a photo with a tape across the item, I would have been happy.