That is the way I do it, John. That is what we have been told in the past. I bought a few samples early on when I first joined and a phone cover or two and a few other products. But I don't buy from FAA at all anymore.
Here is one of the things that bugs me. Any buyer at Designer Prints can buy my work from FAA for less than I can and they only have to buy one of my prints. But if they buy enough other art to get the 75% discount, they can buy one of mine and get if for 75% discount.
I get it, they have to buy more than one on a yearly, vetted, basis but bought a large enough order overall to get that 75%. That is great for FAA but it's not so great for me.
So if they buy just one of my images, say a 24x36 they only have to pay $93.25 for it. If I buy it myself, I have to pay $183. What that actually means is that a DS buyer can retail my work to the public for just about what I have to pay for it and double his money.
Not sure if that math is right but you get the idea.
There should be some kind of policy that says an artist buying his own work only has to pay the amount that is equal to the losest price that any of his images sold for through Designer Prints, IMHO.
