General AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, and Microsoft Copilot are useful tools, and many sellers already use them. Here is a balanced look at what they do well for reselling, where a general assistant is not built for the job, what Strooply does differently, and how to use both.
An assistant can look at a photo, suggest what an item might be, and help with wording, and its vendor tells you to double-check what it says.[1][3] The help pages we reviewed describe photo uploads and answers, not a connection to eBay sold-listing records, so any price it gives depends on what you check or paste in. Strooply is built for the eBay part: live eBay comps and a sold-price estimate labeled as live data or an AI estimate, a draft you review, and profit tracking. Many sellers use an assistant for wording and Strooply for the numbers.
Each row follows an item from the moment you find it to the moment its profit is recorded. The assistant column covers Gemini, Claude, and Copilot, the three whose own pages we could read.
| Step | Strooply | General AI assistants |
|---|---|---|
| Deciding what to buy | Point your phone at an item: Strooply identifies it, pulls live eBay comps, and gives a sold-price estimate, labeled as live eBay data or an AI estimate, before you type anything[S2][S3] | You can upload photos and ask questions about them: Gemini accepts up to ten files per prompt, claude.ai up to 20 images per message, and Copilot up to 20 files per conversation[1][2][4]. Access to eBay sold-listing records is not described on the pages we reviewed |
| Creating the eBay listing | AI drafts the title, description, category, condition guidance, and eBay item specifics from your photos, on every plan, for you to review[S1][S2] | Can write and summarize text you ask for; Microsoft's examples include a cover letter and a report summary[4]. eBay categories and item specifics are not described on the pages we reviewed |
| Publishing to eBay | You review the draft, then Strooply publishes through eBay's official API with your photos and business policies[S2] | Publishing to eBay is not described on the pages we reviewed |
| Knowing your real profit | Syncs eBay final value fees, ad fees, shipping, and refunds, and subtracts cost of goods, with lot cost allocation on Pro and Team, for true net profit[S1][S2][S3] | Cost and profit tracking across your sales is not described on the pages we reviewed |
| Mileage, receipts, and tax summary | Sourcing trips, mileage, receipt scanning, and an estimated tax summary on Pro and Team[S1] | Not described on the pages we reviewed. Google tells Gemini users not to rely on its responses for professional advice[3] |
| Accuracy of what you get back | Prices are labeled live eBay data or AI estimate so you can see which is which, and nothing publishes until you confirm it[S2] | Google says Gemini Apps can make mistakes and to double-check responses[3]. Anthropic says Claude might hallucinate or make mistakes with low-quality, rotated, or very small images, and to review its interpretations[1] |
| Price and free option | Free plan with no credit card, then $12.99/mo (Starter), $29.99/mo (Pro), $79.99/mo (Team)[S1] | Each vendor sets its own plans, which we did not review for this page; check their sites |
| Listing volume | Monthly publishes and lookups by plan: 5 and 15 on Free, 100 and 500 on Starter, 250 and 1.25k on Pro, 1k and 5k on Team[S1] | Not applicable to a general assistant |
They take photos and plain-language questions, handle a very wide range of topics, and can draft or reword text on request.[1][2][4] That makes them handy for polishing a description, brainstorming keywords, or explaining a concept in plain words.
Their vendors say answers can be wrong and should be checked.[1][3] The pages we reviewed do not describe live eBay sold records, cost or profit tracking, or publishing a listing, so those steps stay manual unless you bring the data yourself.
Photo identification, live eBay comps, and a sold-price estimate in one step, each labeled as live eBay data or an AI estimate, then an AI eBay draft you review and one profit number per item.
Strooply is built for eBay resellers, not general questions. A sold-price estimate marked as an AI estimate is still an estimate, and publishes and lookups are capped by plan, so check a few recent sold listings on eBay for anything valuable.
Worth knowing about general AI assistants: They are flexible tools that improve over time, and the pages we reviewed describe image upload in Gemini, Claude, and Copilot today.[1][2][4] If you already pay for one, you do not need to stop using it to use Strooply.
The help pages we reviewed for Gemini, Claude, and Copilot describe uploading photos and getting answers, not a connection to eBay sold-listing records.[1][2][4] We could not read OpenAI's help pages, so we make no claim about ChatGPT. Whatever assistant you use, confirm a price against recent sold listings on eBay. Strooply pulls live eBay comps and a sold-price estimate from a photo and labels each as live data or an AI estimate.
Google says Gemini Apps can make mistakes and to double-check responses, and Anthropic says to review Claude's image interpretations.[1][3] Treat an assistant's price as a guess to verify. Strooply's sold-price figure can also be an AI estimate, which the app labels, so verify high-value items there too.
It can draft and reword text you ask for.[4] Strooply drafts the title, description, category, condition guidance, and item specifics from your photos for you to review, and nothing publishes until you confirm.
Many sellers can. An assistant is useful for wording and open-ended questions, and Strooply covers the eBay comps, draft, publishing, and profit tracking. See the tips above for how to split the work.
Strooply has a free plan with no credit card and paid plans from $12.99 per month. We did not review the assistants' plans for this page, so check each vendor's site.
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Strooply is an app for eBay resellers that identifies items from photos, shows live comps and sold-price estimates, drafts eBay listings for your review, and tracks costs and profit.
A free plan is available.