Size? raffle guide: how to enter and what to expect

This guide explains the size? raffle from entry to result. If you have searched for "size raffle" and found nothing but forum threads from 2019, this is the current version.

Size? is part of the JD Sports group, but it runs its own app, its own launches and its own exclusives. It has been raffling limited pairs longer than almost any UK retailer, and the process is settled.

How the size? raffle works

Every limited release at size? goes through the size? app. Open the launches tab and you will see upcoming releases with a date and a status. When entries open, you pick a size, confirm your saved details, and submit.

The entry window is typically 24 to 72 hours. When it closes, winners are drawn at random. You get a push notification and an email either way.

Being first makes no difference. This matters because a lot of people still treat a size? launch like a timed drop and panic at 8am. There is nothing to be fast about. Enter at any point in the window.

Setting up properly

Do this once, well before a release you care about.

• Create your size? account in the app. Real name, real address, a phone number you actually use. Verify the email.
• Save a payment card. Size? takes a payment authorisation at entry. The card needs the full price available.
• Turn on notifications. Win notices arrive through the app. Email follows, but it can be slow.
• Place a normal order at some point. A pair of socks or a full-price tee. An account with real purchase history reads as a real customer. Nobody outside size? knows exactly how much that helps, but it costs little.

The payment hold explained

When you enter, size? pre-authorises your card for the full price of the shoe. Your banking app shows it pending. If you lose, the hold is released, which usually takes two to five working days depending on the bank. If you win, the hold becomes the payment.

The consequence is that entries cost cash flow even when you lose. Enter four raffles in a week at £170 each and £680 is unavailable until the holds clear. If you are running a tight budget, choose your entries rather than entering everything.

A card that declines at entry means no entry. Check the balance first.

Size? exclusives

Size? runs its own collaborations and colourways, often on adidas, New Balance and Nike lines, badged as size? exclusive. These are the releases where a size? entry matters most, because no other retailer has them. They also tend to have larger allocations than a Footpatrol boutique release, so the odds are a little kinder.

Whether a size? exclusive resells above retail varies a lot. Some do well. Many sit at retail or below. Check before you enter.

What size to enter

Enter the size you wear, or the size you know you can sell. Do not enter a UK 12 because you think fewer people want it and then discover you are the one who does not want it. If you genuinely take an unusual size, that is a real advantage. If you do not, it is a pair stuck in a cupboard.

Entering a consistent size across your size? raffles is also a sensible habit. It keeps the account looking like one person who wears one size, which is what it should be.

Why size? voids entries

Size? checks entries for shared details. The same address, card, phone number or name across two entries for one release marks both as duplicates, and both go. The account can go with them.

Things to avoid:

• A second account for a partner or family member using your card or your address. Each person needs their own card and their own account details, or one of you sits out.
• A billing address that does not match the delivery address.
• Parcel forwarder addresses. Blocked.

There is no clever version of any of this that stays undetected. One person, one entry.

After a win

The win email confirms the size and the charge. Payment is usually already taken from the hold, so there is nothing to pay. Delivery follows within a few working days through the usual JD group couriers. Some releases are in-store collection only, which the app states before you enter. Read that line.

If the shoes are for resale, list them the day they arrive. The resale price on a hyped release is highest in the first week or two.

Quick reference

Common questions

How do I enter a size? raffle?

Download the size? app, create an account with your real details, and save a payment card. Open the launches tab, pick the release and your size, and confirm. A payment hold goes on your card at entry and becomes the payment only if you win.

Does size? take payment when you enter a raffle?

Size? places a pre-authorisation for the full price at entry. It shows as pending. Losing entries have the hold released within a few working days. Winning entries have the hold converted to the actual payment and the shoes are dispatched.

How long do size? raffles stay open?

Typically 24 to 72 hours. The exact window is on the launch page in the app. Entering early gives no advantage, because winners are drawn at random after the window closes. Set a reminder for the close so you do not miss it.

Can two people in one house enter a size? raffle?

Yes, if each person has their own account, their own card and their own details. Sharing a card or a name gets both entries removed as duplicates. Sharing an address alone is usually fine when everything else is genuinely separate.

Are size? exclusives worth entering for resale?

Some are. Size? exclusives have no other retailer, which helps resale, but many settle at retail within weeks. Check the resale price of the previous release in the same line before you enter, and treat the win as a pair you might wear.

Where this fits

Size? runs on the same group systems as Footpatrol and JD Sports, so the same account and card rules apply across all three. For how raffles work in general and which UK retailers run them, read UK sneaker raffles explained. Paragn Network members get raffle reminders and a release calendar so the close of a window does not pass unnoticed.