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Listed item pleasantly surprised using A1 for the description. Was Easy Peasy correct + helpful

Found item here in my NYC apartment which I forgot about it for decades.

Decided to list it never remembered I even had it at all.  Was here but can’t remember seeing it.

Got too too much stuff.  Am old!

 Now all profit from purchase way back in past maybe 30 years ago.

 

Shocked to use A1 listing eBay description tool now available.

Was good, a pleasure to use it this time.

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Listed item pleasantly surprised using A1 for the description. Was Easy Peasy correct + helpful

@jewelbiz 

 

I'm surprised that you're pleasantly surprised. I share the view in multiple threads here that AI descriptions read like canned fluff and are inferior to HI (human intelligence.)

 

If the item is the 1967 wall calendar, the description is adequate but not as good as what you could have come up with in a few minutes. (The last 12 words are obviously your own and are better than the AI portion. ) As with many AI descriptions, it fails to mention condition and any other history you might know.  It looks to be in good shape, but it's better to just say so with an item that's pushing 60 years old.

 

Just so I'm not all negative, I appreciate the $67 starting bid for a 1967 item. When auctions were king, I used to amuse myself by starting JFK assassination items at $19.63.

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Listed item pleasantly surprised using A1 for the description. Was Easy Peasy correct + helpful

Just don't be surprised when you list your next item and see the same AI description. 😄

It won't be easy peasy to remove them.

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Listed item pleasantly surprised using A1 for the description. Was Easy Peasy correct + helpful

I would like to express my opinon before you go too far with this Pleasant Surprise

I have always favored ebay sellers and even defend them
However this AI Description Fad has really taken off the past year
and I Loathe it!!!
For goodness sake the Only reason I look in the description is to see what the
Bust size in measurements is for clothing or 
if the old magazine or book smells like a basement or not
I do Not read the Description to have an AI Bot tell me over and over
that every listing of clothing I look at has a Touch of Class..A Touch of Elegance
and is Perfect for Every Occasion Office Home or a Night on the Town
And 9 out of 10 times there is NO Measurement or I have to write the seller
about the condition of the vintage printed media
I feel sick to my stomach every time I read one of these Descriptions now
The AI Description Insults my Intelligence in Every Way and it makes
Shopping Unpleasant!!
Why are sellers doing this to me? I have been Good to You for 2 Decades!!
Not once have I ever left a negative even when someone deserved it!
Why? Are people really this lazy?? I want to enjoy ebay not feel sick!

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Listed item pleasantly surprised using A1 for the description. Was Easy Peasy correct + helpful

@jewelbiz 

To me, AI descriptions sound like an SNL skit.

I like to know the seller took the time to write a thorough description, pointing out any flaws, etc., so I avoide items with AI descriptions.

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