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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;physics-fan3.14, post: 4690217, member: 19165&quot;]Here&#039;s the simple explanation: Bulk submitters (that is, they submit over 100 examples) can specify a &quot;minimum grade.&quot; Usually, that is 69 or 70. Anything that doesn&#039;t make 69 or 70 they can have just the &quot;Gem&quot; designation. There are 2 reasons for this: </p><p><br /></p><p>1. The submitter pays a lower rate for anything that doesn&#039;t get a numerical grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>2. It&#039;s a lot easier to sell an ultramodern with a &quot;Gem&quot; grade than something that says 67 on the slab. These are marketed to people who like the design and might not care about the grade. The flip-side is, marketers have done such a good job hyping the 69 and 70 grades that anything else is the kiss of death. Nobody will buy it, or they won&#039;t pay as much.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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