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AI Lot Description Writer for Auctioneers
What an “AI lot description writer” actually does
An AI lot description writer reads photographs of an auction lot and returns the catalogue copy a human would otherwise type from scratch — a title, a structured description, the materials, the period, the dimensions, and the things a bidder would want to know. It removes the manual cataloguing work that eats your week.
What Snaplot writes for you
- Title — concise, in your house’s voice, within standard catalogue length conventions.
- Description — what it is, what it’s made of, the period, distinguishing features, dimensions where photographable.
- Condition report — wear, damage, repairs, marks, restoration, all sourced from what’s actually visible in the photos.
- Estimate range — anchored to recent comparable sales, not invented.
- Category — for catalogue indexing.
- AI confidence score — 1–10 self-rating so you know which lots need a quick human pass.
How it differs from a generic AI text generator
| Generic AI (ChatGPT/Claude prompt) | Snaplot | |
|---|---|---|
| Photo-grounded | No — works from text only | Yes — every claim sourced from photos |
| Comparable sales lookup | No | Yes — recent sold prices feed the estimate |
| Confidence rating per lot | No | Yes — 1–10 score on every output |
| UK terminology by default | Mixed — leaks American conventions | Yes — built for UK auction conventions |
| Auction-platform export | Manual reformatting | XLSX for the major UK auction platforms |
| Workflow integration | Copy-paste each lot | Catalogue-level tooling, bulk operations |
| Works offline | No | Yes — catalogue without signal, sync when online |
Try it on one lot
The free 100-lot trial costs nothing. No card. Take photos of one lot, see what comes back. If you don’t recognise it as something you’d publish, the rest is moot. If you do — the maths on a 100-lot sale is obvious.
How accurate is the AI?
For mainstream items (Victorian furniture, 20th-century ceramics, common silver, generic vehicles), the AI ships ~70% of lots without edits. For specialist or rare items it’s lower — that’s what the confidence score flags.
What if I disagree with the AI?
Edit anything. Add keywords (e.g. “Worcester porcelain, c.1810”) and re-run, and the AI grounds its description on those facts. The output is a draft — you decide what publishes.
How long does each lot take?
Typically 5 minutes or less — most lots in under 60 seconds. Faster for single-photo lots, longer when there are 10+ photos and the AI needs to cross-reference comparable sales.
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