I use AI tools as part of my research, analysis and writing process.
They help me sort through information, test ideas, review structure, look for patterns, improve drafts and create diagrams or visual summaries. They are useful tools, but they do not replace first-hand experience, judgement or responsibility.
The observations, conclusions and decisions on this site remain mine.
The short version
I sometimes use AI to help analyse information, explore ideas, challenge assumptions, structure articles, edit drafts and create supporting visuals.
Everything published on this site is reviewed, edited and approved by me before it goes live.
AI has not run the routes, sold the stamps, handled the material, observed the buyers, experienced the surgery, made the business decisions or decided what is interesting. Those parts are mine.
How AI may be used
- Brainstorming article ideas and possible angles.
- Discussing observations and alternative explanations.
- Reviewing notes, spreadsheets, traffic data, sales patterns or site structure.
- Helping identify patterns, themes or relationships.
- Structuring articles, outlines and page sections.
- Editing text for clarity, flow or length.
- Creating concept maps, diagrams, relationship maps or visual summaries.
- Helping me compare viewpoints or understand technical material.
- Suggesting questions I may not have considered.
Human review
I review and edit material before publication. I do not treat AI output as automatically correct.
Where factual claims matter, I check them against available sources, first-hand records, live pages, business data or my own experience. Where something is uncertain, observational or based on inference, I try to make that clear.
AI may help with wording or structure, but it is not the author of this site. The final responsibility is mine.
What AI has not done
- It has not run the Fastest Known Time routes.
- It has not collected, handled, described or sold the stamps.
- It has not observed buyer behaviour from inside my eBay account.
- It has not experienced injury, surgery or recovery.
- It has not made my business decisions.
- It has not decided what I find interesting.
Stamps, eBay and first-hand material
Some of my writing is based on selling specialist GB stamps online through Apollo’s Lots. AI may help me organise notes, examine patterns or turn observations into a clearer article, but the underlying experience comes from my own collecting, selling, listing, research and buyer observations.
When I write about eBay discovery, recommendations or buyer behaviour, I am not claiming to know private marketplace algorithms. Those articles are usually based on seller observation, public information and reasoned inference.
Images and diagrams
I may use AI-assisted tools to help create diagrams, concept maps or visual summaries.
Where images are used as evidence, such as stamp photographs or comparison images, they should represent the real item or point being discussed. I may crop, label or annotate images for clarity, but I do not use AI to invent stamp evidence or alter material facts about an item.
Privacy and data
When using AI to help analyse information, I aim to avoid sharing unnecessary personal or sensitive data. I use summaries, anonymised data, exported figures or non-personal information rather than private customer details.
Why I use it
AI is useful because it helps me think through things more quickly and from more than one angle. It can challenge assumptions, organise messy notes and make relationships easier to see.
It is not a magic oracle, and it is not a dirty secret. It is a tool. The useful part is still the combination of experience, evidence, judgement and editing.
Changes to this page
I may update this page as the tools, expectations and my own use of AI change.
Last updated: 16 June 2026 by Dan Williams