A trip to Las Vegas  for a painting! New York artists Christine Santora and Justin Gignac are painting portraits of all the things they wish to get on WantsForSale.com. Wants For Sale is not new yet interesting to look into further. It is a nice variation on the Intention Economy in which the buyer’s intent shapes the production and delivery of a product or service, as in “I would like to have this” (similar to Igglo, Zillow, Eventful; yet offering a painting instead of money now). Each painting represents things like a new bikini, a month’s rent, gambling money, a customized Adidas shoe, and special experiences on a trip to Las Vegas. People buy the paintings by paying the value of the painted item or by delivering the item or experience itself.

Wants For Sale also follows along the lines of The Million Dollar Homepage and One thousand paintings – selling paintings of all numbers from 1 to 1000. Once featured on BBC, WIRED, boingboing and others, they create enough buzz for companies and individuals to be interested in the exposure and reputation – like iRobot for example. Wants For Sale brings an interesting concept which almost begs to be developed in a broker platform where everyone can post a painting, a song, a performance… for something they want to get! I am sure companies/brands would be interested in their fan’s productions.

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Posted on June 14, 2009 in Internet & media