Shirt
Drake's oxford
- Chest
- 21.0"
- Shoulder
- 17.7"
- Sleeve
- 25.4"
§ I — Method Public · open vocabulary
How ThriftFit
decides what is
worth opening.
We start with garments you already trust, compare seller evidence against that baseline in inches, and keep the limits of every recommendation visible before you buy.
§ 01 — References
Your own closet is the sizing chart.
ThriftFit asks for garments that already fit because tag size is too noisy to trust. The diagrams below keep measurements concrete.
Tailoring
Ring jacket blazer
- Chest
- 20.6"
- Length
- 29.3"
- Sleeve
- 24.9"
Trousers
Auralee fatigue pant
- Waist
- 16.4"
- Rise
- 12.1"
- Inseam
- 29.5"
§ 02 — Tag vs tape
Six mediums hide a three-inch spread.
The tag is treated as metadata. Tape measurements carry the fit decision because two items with the same label can land very differently.
Brand Tag Chest Shoulder Spread
Vintage Brooks Medium 20.0" 17.1" Baseline
Drake's Medium 21.0" 17.7" +1.0" chest
Our Legacy Medium 22.2" 18.4" +2.2" chest
Uniqlo U Medium 22.8" 19.0" +2.8" chest
RRL Medium 21.5" 18.1" +1.5" chest
Engineered Garments Medium 23.0" 19.3" +3.0" chest
§ 03 — Scoring pipeline Five stages from listing noise
Five stages from listing noise
to ranked shortlist.
01
Crawl
Collect listings from saved searches, active watchlist items, and imported candidate URLs.
02
Parse
Read seller measurements, listing text, images, category, brand, condition clues, and missing fields.
03
Compare
Line up each listing against your reference garments and category-specific tolerances.
04
Score
Fit gates the recommendation first. Brand ranks context after fit clears. Condition is assessed from the description.
05
Surface
Return a shortlist that explains measurement deltas, uncertainty, source, and next action.
§ 04 — Verdict language
Plain shopping language maps to the product verdict.
This is the vocabulary bridge: Tailored means PASS, Workable means MARGINAL, Pass means FAIL. The app keeps PASS / MARGINAL / FAIL as the operational labels.
Tailored
PASS
Open first
The listing sits inside the fit gate and has enough supporting evidence to inspect confidently.
Fit score · 3.5 – 5.0
- Chest +0.2"
- Length +0.3"
- Sleeve −0.1"
Workable
MARGINAL
Needs judgment
One fit dimension is close enough to consider, but the item should not rank like a clean match.
Fit score · 2.5 – 3.49
- Chest +0.8"
- Length −0.9"
- Sleeve ok
Pass
FAIL
Skip
The fit miss is large enough that brand, condition, or price should not rescue the listing.
Fit score · < 2.5
- Shoulder +1.3"
- Sleeve −1.5"
- Rise missing
§ 05 — Boundaries Confidence comes from saying
Confidence comes from saying
what the system can and cannot know.
- How seller measurements compare with garments that already fit you.
- Whether a listing clears the hard fit gate before brand ranking.
- Which measurements or images made the verdict weaker.
- Where the item came from: saved search, watchlist, or discovery.
- How the fabric feels in hand or whether alterations were done well.
- Whether every seller measured from exactly the same points.
- Future price drops, shipping surprises, or seller responsiveness.
- Your personal styling preference on a deliberately oversized piece.
§ 06 — Saved searches
A repeatable hunt with seven days of history.
Saved searches make the workflow less dependent on memory. You can see whether today's shortlist is unusual or simply another normal pass through the market.
Saved search
Isaia blazers, size 40, US listings.
12 Tailored 19 Workable 41 Pass
DayPulledTailoredWorkablePass
Today 72 12 19 41
Yesterday 64 9 14 41
2 days ago 81 15 20 46
3 days ago 70 11 17 42
4 days ago 58 8 12 38
5 days ago 76 13 18 45
6 days ago 61 7 16 38
§ 07 — eBay watchlist
Your watchlist becomes a review queue, not a mystery pile.
The sync path is intentionally narrow: bring listings in, score them, show evidence, and leave final marketplace action to you.
- 01 Connect eBay from the hosted account.
- 02 Sync active watchlist listings into ThriftFit.
- 03 Evaluate new or changed items against your reference profile.
- 04 Review the ranked shortlist and open eBay only when you choose.
- Show active, removed, and historical watchlist context where available.
- Keep fit evidence visible before recommending action.
- Let you add back or remove items from the review workflow.
- Buy anything for you.
- Change protected eBay account settings.
- Pretend missing measurements are certain.
§ 08 — Privacy
Three places where the boundary should stay obvious.
i
Measurements
Reference garment data exists to compare fit. It should be specific enough to help you buy, not more personal than necessary.
ii
Marketplace access
eBay connection is used for watchlist and listing workflows. The page keeps the action boundary plain.
iii
Review history
Saved runs and verdicts make the shortlist auditable, while private shopping context stays inside your account.
§ 09 — Caveat ThriftFit helps you decide what to inspect.
ThriftFit helps you decide what to inspect.
It does not make secondhand buying certain.
Measurements, images, and listing text can be incomplete or wrong. Treat the verdict as a fit-first signal, then use your judgment before bidding, offering, or buying.