In July 2007, my wife, Christine, and I started Wants For Sale. We paint things that we want, then sell the painting for the price of the real item. So you can buy "A Wii" for $270.92 or a "Slice of Pepperoni" for $3. When the painting sells we go out and buy that thing.
In the first two weeks, over 40,000 people visited the site and the project has since been featured in Daily Candy, NPR, GOOD, The New York Times Magazine as well as blogs and newspapers worldwide. So far, we've gotten everything from a plate of Buffalo Wings to a full Vegas Vacation.