AI descriptions on ebay

steviebabes

Has anyone tried the new AI generated descriptions when selling? I have been waiting for an opportunity to give it a go and was quite impressed. The information is mainly taken from the item specifics and possibly similar listing. They can be a bit 'wordy' but you have the opportunity to edit before listing.  At least everything is spelled correctly and capital letters and full stops are used unlike some listings.

swingaloo

I tried it but it reads like a flowery cheesy tv advert. 

It would put me off rather than encourage me to buy. I'm sticking with the personal format.

hildasmuriel

swingaloo said:

I tried it but it reads like a flowery cheesy tv advert. 

Yes - I found that.

I kept bits of it, but was put off by the description of a simple everyday item being "in a stunning white colour" 😂

Superlative overload.

But agree about it being nice to see correct grammar usage (now I must  carefully check this post in case I've got something wrong).

FFHillbilly

swingaloo said:

I tried it but it reads like a flowery cheesy tv advert. 

It would put me off rather than encourage me to buy. I'm sticking with the personal format.

exactly. I just cringe whenever I see a clearly AI developed description, they are useless. I tried it once on my listings and thought nope, that is more likely to put byers off than it is to engage them

mainly what I would prefer to see is what condition it's in, why they are selling it and any other interesting information pertaining to the item. in a few short sentences, not a giant waffling essay of nonsense

the_lunatic_is_in_my_head

swingaloo said:

I tried it but it reads like a flowery cheesy tv advert. 

It would put me off rather than encourage me to buy. I'm sticking with the personal format.

You know they spend a lot of money on those flowery, cheesy TV adverts because they work  

Really depends what you selling, I guess an AI is more interesting than "good condition" and nothing else but might be too much to read if you looking to just sell the item rather than sell it.

Spoonie_Turtle

FFHillbilly said:

swingaloo said:

I tried it but it reads like a flowery cheesy tv advert. 

It would put me off rather than encourage me to buy. I'm sticking with the personal format.

exactly. I just cringe whenever I see a clearly AI developed description, they are useless. I tried it once on my listings and thought nope, that is more likely to put byers off than it is to engage them

mainly what I would prefer to see is what condition it's in, why they are selling it and any other interesting information pertaining to the item. in a few short sentences, not a giant waffling essay of nonsense

Yes it puts me off unless it's a truly generic, insignificant product that I don't need to know much about.  Even if I don't clock it as AI, I tend to think it's a generic description from probably China with the tone just 'off'.  I'll assume it's a business that churns out listings, doesn't know much (or anything) about the products they're selling, and just makes me feel like it's a dropshipping company selling stuff for the sake of it rather than someone selling things they think are any good.

rollingmoon

No, my philosophy has always to keep descriptions as short as possible... gives people less ammunition for moaning later on. 

I'd rather not get into an argument about whether someone's interpretation of 'a stunning white colour' co-incides with that of eBay's AI!

goodfella66

I think they're awful. They sound like they're describing something to a six year old. 

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rollingmoon said:

No, my philosophy has always to keep descriptions as short as possible... gives people less ammunition for moaning later on. 

I'd rather not get into an argument about whether someone's interpretation of 'a stunning white colour' co-incides with that of eBay's AI!

I would think the opposite.
Keeping as short as possible indicates buyers taking a chance on your item, it arriving differently to what they expected and then you/seller get the moaning because you've given them that ammunition by not enough description.  

rollingmoon

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I would think the opposite.
Keeping as short as possible indicates buyers taking a chance on your item, it arriving differently to what they expected and then you/seller get the moaning because you've given them that ammunition by not enough description. 

What can I say? It works for me.

jon81uk

Catsacor said:

rollingmoon said:

No, my philosophy has always to keep descriptions as short as possible... gives people less ammunition for moaning later on. 

I'd rather not get into an argument about whether someone's interpretation of 'a stunning white colour' co-incides with that of eBay's AI!

I would think the opposite.
Keeping as short as possible indicates buyers taking a chance on your item, it arriving differently to what they expected and then you/seller get the moaning because you've given them that ammunition by not enough description.  

But short factual statements can be better than thing that may be subjective.

I think
Size medium, white crew neck mens t-shirt, used condition.

Is clearer and has less room for argument than
Feel fabulous in this stunning white mens t-shirt in pre-loved condition featuring a crew neck and a medium size to fit most men.

A buyer might decide that "stunning white" is inferring that it is bright new white which a used item might not be.