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I am in love with a pair of vintage shoes on ebay but they are a size 9A - I normally wear a 9, what in the heck is an "a" - is this narrow? I am thinking in my head that a 9B is "norm" - I really don't want to waste my time having to relist these if I'm sure they won't fit (and I'm in no way a narrow).

Any advice?


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I'm not an expert on this at all, but from my understanding, most vintage shoes tend to be more narrow than shoes made today.  In a new pair of shoes, a is narrow, b is average, c is wide, etc., but I don't know if the "a" in the ebay listing means the shoes are narrow by today's standards or narrow by vintage standards.  I would try e-mailing the seller if you can!



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Yep, A is usually narrow.  I would email the seller and ask if they can measure the bottom of the shoe across the widest part - then you can compare it to your shoes and get an idea of whether they will fit.

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most vintage shoes are super narrow (i almost always have to size up), but i think it really depends how old they are/the brand/style of shoe.

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