RustyBug Offline Upload & Sell: On
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By definition ... "fair market" is whatever the seller & buyer agree to.
How do you have them priced for sale to the general public?
What are you willing to sell one to me for?
What price range have you previously sold others for?
I too was a State Official bound by ethics and responsible for writing, executing and monitoring contracts. That didn't mean I had to pay over-inflated prices or could require someone to sell "dirt cheap". I negotiated pricing for the State just like any business would ... and it varied with market forces and contractual agreements ... which pretty much goes back to the definition. Prevailing wage ... that was another matter which was pre-established ... most everything else, i.e. markup, etc. was negotiable.
Most of my contracts were in the realm of 12%-18% markup on costs (I tried to run a tight ship) ... but that wasn't for something as subjectively valued as "art" is. If he is ever required to justifiy the price he paid ... he will need some kind of tangible reference for his justification. Which takes me to the questions ... which could be used to substantiate the "fair market" value. There's lattitude in both directions, but selling something 200% more or 80% less than you have ever sold elsewhere just because it is to a State Official, might be stretching things a bit. Selling at your previously established full retail price should be little problem.
No previous sales ... actual cost to produce X 200%-300% is not unreasonable.
Different states ... different rules
HTH (perspective)
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