One seller put a scruffy garage photo of a recliner into Grok or ChatGPT and asked it to place the chair in a nice living room from the same angle, looking like a normal phone photo. He posted the staged image on Marketplace and the chair sold within a few hours for the asking price.
Here is a photo of a [ITEM] I'm selling. Isolate the [ITEM] and place it in a [STYLE, E.G. COSY, BRIGHT] living room. Keep the same angle and don't change the item itself in any way, including its colour, wear or size. Make it look like an ordinary phone photo, not a professional shoot.
Replace the [PLACEHOLDERS] with your own details before you send it.
How to try it
- Upload your real photo and ask for a staged version that leaves the item unchanged.
- Check the result carefully so it shows the item honestly, including any marks or wear.
- Post the staged image alongside at least one real photo so buyers know exactly what they’re getting.
More money use cases
Use ChatGPT scripts to cut your broadband and energy bills
A finance writer asked ChatGPT for negotiation scripts. Reading one word for word saved her £156 a year on broadband, and a tariff review with her energy supplier led to a switch worth an estimated £626 a year.
Act as my bill-negotiation coach. I'm with [PROVIDER] for [BROADBAND/ENERGY], paying [AMOUNT], and I'm [HAPPY/UNHAPPY] with the service because [REASON]. Better deals I've found: [DEALS]. Write 1) a short phone script asking them to match or beat that deal, 2) an email asking for a review of my tariff based on my usage of [USAGE], and 3) what to say if they refuse.
Compare insurance plans for your parents against a wish list with Grok
A former licensed insurance agent of 27 years gave Grok a wish list for his parents' Medicare Advantage cover and asked for its recommendation. It picked the same plan he would have chosen himself.
I'm helping my parents choose [TYPE OF INSURANCE PLAN] in [AREA]. Their must-haves are: [WISH LIST, E.G. KEEP CURRENT DOCTORS, LOW MONTHLY COST, TRAVEL COVER]. Here are the plans we're considering: [PASTE PLAN NAMES OR SUMMARIES]. Compare them against the wish list in a table, recommend one with your reasons, and list anything we should confirm directly with the insurer before signing up.
Check if growing your own veg would pay off using your grocery history with Claude
Thinking about buying a hydroponic garden, one user asked Claude Cowork to go through his grocery order history across several platforms and add up what he spent on vegetables, to see whether it would pay for itself. He said it worked like a charm.
I'm thinking of buying [GADGET OR SETUP, E.G. AN INDOOR HERB GARDEN] for [PRICE], plus about [RUNNING COSTS] a month. Here's my grocery order history for the last [MONTHS] (attached). Add up what I spent on [ITEMS IT COULD REPLACE], estimate how much of that I could realistically grow myself, and tell me how many months it would take to pay for itself. Be honest if it won't.
Reference: X @donnyyoung