People *are* whining about it already. "You only did it because the world asked you to give more. twice," is heard often. And then there's "The EU is giving 300 million, and that is better because (insert calculation)."
Nope, no matter what you do, it's already too late to change the initial perception. But of course, that initial perception, and the current one, are influenced by how these people saw the US before. If they "hated" the US before, the low starting bid is just fuel for their hatred. If they liked you before, the eventual money is important... People see what they want to see, after all.
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