Karen is a collector of fine art, particularly paintings. she has been looking for an original christina hendry painting for months and has said that she is willing to go to extraordinary efforts to acquire this painting for her collection. clearly this painting represents a __________ good for karen.

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Specialty good.

In analyzing consumer patterns and consumer goods, typically goods are divided into three main categories.  Convenience goods, shopping goods, and specialty goods. 
Convenience goods are the sort of things regularly sought and used by consumers, and thus conveniently available from many vendors. They can be daily necessities (eggs, milk, etc), or non-necessary items that nevertheless are frequently sought by consumers (snack foods, soft drinks, etc).
Shopping goods are the sort of things people shop for in a more planned way, making comparisons, finding the best product to suit their needs, etc.  Examples would be clothing, furniture, appliances, etc.
Specialty goods (such as a specific painting for an art collection, in your example), are unusual or unique or luxury items that are items of interest to a special group of consumers.