Live Loot - Thrifting Instagram Post Generator

Automatically creates Instagram-ready 1080×1080px product posts from resale listing URLs. Fetches the product image, extracts the price, and adds a price badge, site logo, and scannable QR code — all in one command.

Examples

Depop — $38.50	Etsy — $37.46	LiveLoot — $107.62

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Requirements

pip install pillow requests beautifulsoup4 selenium qrcode[pil]

ChromeDriver is required for sites that use JavaScript rendering (Poshmark, Mercari). Install it matching your Chrome version:

# macOS
brew install chromedriver

# Windows
choco install chromedriver

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Usage

Single URL

python create_instagram_post.py <url>

Local image + URL

Use this when a site blocks automated scraping (e.g. Etsy). Save the product image manually from your browser, then pass it alongside the URL. The QR code will still point to the listing.

python create_instagram_post.py product.jpg <url>

Batch from text file

One URL per line. Lines starting with # are skipped.

python create_instagram_post.py links.txt

Example links.txt:

# Jackets
https://www.depop.com/products/abc123/
https://www.ebay.com/itm/226424957468
https://poshmark.com/listing/item-id

# Shirts
https://www.mercari.com/us/item/m15360818077/

Batch outputs are named instagram_post_1.jpg, instagram_post_2.jpg, etc. A pass/fail summary prints at the end.

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Supported Sites

Site	Image	Price	Notes
Depop	✅	✅
eBay	✅	✅
Poshmark	✅	✅	Requires ChromeDriver
Mercari	✅	✅	Requires ChromeDriver
Pinterest	✅	✅	Uses pin image; QR code links to destination listing
Etsy	❌	❌	Blocked by Cloudflare — use local image + URL method
Vinted	✅	✅
Grailed	✅	✅
Other	✅	⚠️	Attempts og:image and common price selectors

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Output

All images save to the output/ folder (created automatically).

Each post includes:

• Product image — letterboxed to 1:1 with a background colour sampled from the image
• Price badge — bottom-left, white rounded box with a colour-matched border
• Site logo — bottom-center, transparent PNG at fixed height (width scales naturally)
• QR code — bottom-right with "Screenshot to visit" label; always a clean desktop web URL

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Logos

Place logo files in a logos/ folder next to the script. Transparent PNGs work best — they're clipped to a fixed height of 60px with width scaling naturally.

logos/default.png is included in this repo and is used for any unrecognised site.

File	Site
logos/depop.png	Depop
logos/ebay.png	eBay
logos/poshmark.png	Poshmark
logos/etsy.png	Etsy
logos/pinterest.png	Pinterest
logos/vinted.png	Vinted
logos/grailed.png	Grailed
logos/mercari.png	Mercari
logos/agedivy.png	agedivy.com
logos/default.png	Any unrecognised site — included in repo

To add a new site, add an entry to SITE_LOGOS at the top of the script:

SITE_LOGOS = {
    ...
    'newsite.com': 'logos/newsite.png',
}

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Manual Fix

When a URL fails, the script prompts instead of silently skipping:

✗ [3] Error: ...

  Manual fix? (Y/N): y
  Image URL (direct link to the product photo): https://...
  Price (e.g. $24.99, or leave blank to skip): 49
  ✓ Saved: output/instagram_post_3.jpg

The QR code always encodes the original listing URL, regardless of the image URL you provide. Price accepts bare numbers (49, 14.99) as well as formatted strings ($49, £29.99, €15).

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Folder Structure

create_instagram_post.py
links.txt                  ← optional batch input
logos/
│   default.png            ← included
│   depop.png
│   ebay.png
│   etsy.png
│   ...
output/
    instagram_post.jpg
    instagram_post_1.jpg
    instagram_post_2.jpg
    ...

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Notes

• QR codes strip all tracking parameters (utm_*, ref, fbclid, etc.) and mobile subdomains (m.ebay.com → www.ebay.com). App deep-links (depop.app.link, etsy.app.link, Branch.io, etc.) are followed at runtime and resolved to their final web URL so iOS opens Safari instead of the app.
• Etsy QR codes use etsy.com without www — iOS Universal Links only intercept www.etsy.com, so dropping the subdomain forces the browser to open instead of triggering the App Clip error.
• Pinterest QR codes link to the destination listing (Depop, eBay, etc.), not the pin. Price is pulled from the pin if present, otherwise fetched from the destination.
• Price parsing automatically cleans messy strings — "Was $66.00 (11% off) -$7.26" becomes $58.74.