Heritage Auctions using AI for lot descriptions?

[conor912]

Originally Posted by vintagerookies51

Is there a way to negotiate a custom description when you're consigning?

I have no doubt in my mind that this will be an up charge service offered at some point in the future, in the vein of charging to check bags on an airplane. Take something that was once free, and just start charging for it. Screw the customers and give that CEO a fat bonus. Capitalism at its finest.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by conor912

I have no doubt in my mind that this will be an up charge service offered at some point in the future, in the vein of charging to check bags on an airplane. Take something that was once free, and just start charging for it. Screw the customers and give that CEO a fat bonus. Capitalism at its finest.

Hell yes. You'll take it, and you'll like it.

[conor912]

Originally Posted by raulus

Hell yes. You'll take it, and you'll like it.

Thank you sir, may I have another? :/

[Leon]

Originally Posted by conor912

I have no doubt in my mind that this will be an up charge service offered at some point in the future, in the vein of charging to check bags on an airplane. Take something that was once free, and just start charging for it. Screw the customers and give that CEO a fat bonus. Capitalism at its finest.

Be the CEO, problem solved.

I am not sure AI descriptions for rare, pre-war cards makes more "cents" than human ones, but good luck to those using it.
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[perezfan]

Depressing times we live in...

This lowest common denominator garbage might work for modern mass-produced items, but not for vintage cards and memorabilia. When it comes to consigning rare/expensive items, this is the kind of thing that makes it easy to choose REA, LOTG and even Hunt's over Heritage.

[aconte]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Depressing times we live in...

This lowest common denominator garbage might work for modern mass-produced items, but not for vintage cards and memorabilia. When it comes to consigning rare/expensive items, this is the kind of thing that makes it easy to choose REA, LOTG and even Hunt's over Heritage.

I got to believe all the auction houses will be using some form of this technology in
the future. You might wind up at a disadvantage if you don't.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by aconte

I got to believe all the auction houses will be using some form of this technology in
the future. You might wind up at a disadvantage if you don't.

Of course, if the technology results in low costs but even lower quality, then it could be a competitive advantage to not use it.

[Musashi]

Originally Posted by raulus

Of course, if the technology results in low costs but even lower quality, then it could be a competitive advantage to not use it.

+1

[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.

bingo

[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!

[LEHR]

Originally Posted by perezfan

Depressing times we live in...

This lowest common denominator garbage might work for modern mass-produced items, but not for vintage cards and memorabilia. When it comes to consigning rare/expensive items, this is the kind of thing that makes it easy to choose REA, LOTG and even Hunt's over Heritage.

Sadly, I think they'll all go to some form of AI, if they haven't already.

I'm a big fan of REA. Their Instagram posts used to routinely have a lady displaying and promoting the items, but I just looked and they last had a live person promoting items in May 2024. Now every post describing an item sounds like a robotic computer voice. Sure, the items probably get the same amount of exposure, but the personal/human touch is gone.

[D. Bergin]

Can't wait for the "Comes with a COA from Bot-29583B4R5".

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Leon

Be the CEO, problem solved.

I am not sure AI descriptions for rare, pre-war cards makes more "cents" than human ones, but good luck to those using it.
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I am the CEO of my company. That doesn't make being a greedy d-bag acceptable, IMO.