Heritage Auctions using AI for lot descriptions?

[tiger8mush]

All I want to read in any description is details on the condition of the card that may not be obvious in the scans. Anything else is just fluff/hype.

[Snapolit1]

Can see both sides of it. For a low value piece of "filler", I don't have a real issue. Many auction houses don't even bother doing a description for mundane stuff. But to go back to the OP, if there is something unique or special about a piece and you don't even bother including it, what the hell am I paying you for? I can sell on eBay with a bland, derivative AI description.

[slightlyrounded]

Just wait until some auction houses start using SmartShill™️ technology.

[tjisonline]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

all i want to read in any description is details on the condition of the card that may not be obvious in the scans. Anything else is just fluff/hype.

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[raulus]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

All I want to read in any description is details on the condition of the card that may not be obvious in the scans. Anything else is just fluff/hype.

I get all the hyperbole is just fluff and a waste of my time. Although it might induce some higher bids, so my guess is it’s here to stay.

But aside from that, I definitely enjoy learning about new issues through auction item descriptions.

[Snapolit1]

Originally Posted by raulus

I get all the hyperbole is just fluff and a waste of my time. Although it might induce some higher bids, so my guess is it’s here to stay.

But aside from that, I definitely enjoy learning about new issues through auction item descriptions.

Same. If there is something unique I might not know about player or card, always appreciated. Long drawn out descriptions of Lou Gehrig dying of what is now known as ALS not really that helpful.

[Exhibitman]

AI for sure. I find AI writing reads like every phrase is written in air quotes.

This “baseball card” was issued by “Bowman” in the year of “1951”.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by tiger8mush

All I want to read in any description is details on the condition of the card that may not be obvious in the scans. Anything else is just fluff/hype.

The former of which is usually missing!