Finding objects or services utilizing a communication link to enlist the help of and reward third parties to help locate the desired object or service

A method for object location of a wanted object by a first entity that wants the wanted object, the wanted object having one or more pieces of information that describe the wanted object that are part of a want identifier and a second entity, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a computer based finder system, one or more pieces of information about a wanted object from the first entity;
• generating, by the finder system, a want identifier for the object, the want identifier for the object having an amount of money that is being offered by the first entity for the wanted object;
• distributing the want identifier to a plurality of second entities;
• receiving a located object identifier from the second entity that knows a location of the wanted object based on the want identifier, the located object identifier including the location of the object to the finder system;
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• distributing the located object identifier to the first entity so that the first entity selects a particular located object identifier and pays the second entity that is associated with the particular located object identifier.

A method for object location, comprising:

• receiving, at a computer based finder system, one or more pieces of information about a found object from a first entity that finds an object, the found object having one or more pieces of information that describe the found object including a location of the found object;
• generating, by the finder system, a find identifier for the found object based on the one or more pieces of information that describe the found object;
• matching, by a second entity, the found object to a wanted object of a third entity;
• facilitating, by the finder system, a payment of an amount of money from the third entity to the first entity and second entity;
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• revealing, when the payment of the amount of money is completed, the location of the found object to the third entity.

A system, comprising:

• a computer having a processor;
• a finder component, executed by the processor of the computer, that receives one or more pieces of information about a found object from a first entity that finds an object, the found object having one or more pieces of information that describe the found object including a location of the found object;
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• the finder component having a find identifier component that generates a find identifier for the found object based on the one or more pieces of information that describe the found object, a matching engine that allows a second entity to match the found object to a wanted object of a third entity, a payment system that facilitates a payment of an amount of money from the third entity to the first entity and second entity and the finder component reveals, when the payment of the amount of money is completed, the location of the found object to the third entity.