01
First sale
A digital certificate of authenticity is created. It's linked to you and the transaction. It lives with the artwork forever.
Royalties
You deserve to be paid
more than once.
Every time your work resells, you earn 8–10%. Automatically. Forever.
How it works
A certificate that lives with the artwork.
02
Resale
The new owner registers the transaction. BY SOMEONE automatically pays you 8–10% of the resale price.
03
Every resale after
Same thing. Indefinitely. As long as the work changes hands, you participate in its value.
The Problem
You sell a work for €500.
Five years later, it sells for €5,000.
Everyone else benefits : The gallery, the collector, the new buyer. Except for the artist or designer.
That's broken.
Your numbers
If your work sells for €200…
First sale
€200
5 years later, resold for
€2,000
You receive
€160–200
The collector's numbers
Fair for everyone.
Do artist royalties hurt collectors?
A work acquired for €300 and resold for €3,000 pays the artist €240–300 (8–10%) - while the collector still walks away with €2,400–2,460 in profit.
Artists participate in the long-term value they create, without meaningfully affecting collector returns. And the artwork becomes traceable, authenticated, permanent.
Why this matters
Traditional markets run on scarcity. We run on fair participation over time.
When artists benefit from appreciation, they:
- → Stay in their practice
- → Take creative risks
- → Build a real reputation based on real success
- → Have financial security as their work grows
When you collect through BY SOMEONE, you:
- → Support the artist directly
- → Own an authenticated, traceable, resellable piece
- → Make a real investment
How it works technically
The digital certificate is created at first sale. Resale registration is voluntary - an honor system. The incentive is clear: register your transaction, and both you and the artist benefit from transparency and credibility of the piece.
Over time, this builds a permanent price history. The artwork becomes more credible, more valuable, for everyone.