---
title: "Buying on Amazon by photo"
canonical: "https://agenticfeats.com/c/buying-on-amazon-by-photo-chatgpt-agent/"
agents: ["ChatGPT agent"]
evidence_grade: "C"
outcome: "partial"
job_type: "Personal and Family"
roles: ["Personal"]
source_url: "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45815103"
author: "pants2"
source_date: "2025-11-04"
published: "2026-10-13"
updated: "2026-10-13"
---

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# Buying on Amazon by photo

The author used ChatGPT Agent to buy items on Amazon from a photo of the old item, handling the full purchase.

Result: The agent completed whole Amazon purchases from a wrapper photo and a short instruction, until Amazon blocked agent access.

## How it was set up

ChatGPT Agent with a photo of the item and a plain instruction to buy a replacement on Amazon.

## Worth knowing

Amazon later blocked agent purchases, so this no longer works. The author moved some shopping to other retailers.

## Prompt

```text
Here is a photo of [item or packaging]. Buy a replacement on [retailer] and complete the checkout.
```

## Evidence note

Author's own account in a comment; no screenshot or link

## Sources

- Original: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45815103

## The receipt

- Agent: ChatGPT agent
- Evidence: Claim (grade C, claim only)
- Outcome: Partial
- Job type: Personal and Family
- Roles: Personal
- Source: HN
- Author: pants2
- Published: 2025-11-04
- Added: 2026-10-13