Grade my clam

[Gablami]

With all this talk of clams, I have no idea what "grade" my 6 inch maxima is. Looked online and can't find any accepted grading system.

Of course there are some gorgeous "ultra" clam photos, but I suspect that there is some degree of grade inflation when it comes down to the actual product received.

I'm trying to decide how much nicer a new ultra blue maxima will be compared to the one I currently have...

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[Bruce Spiegelman]

Looks like an ultra to me.

 

[Flagg37]

I've seen $40 that look better than $100 ones. That's why I'd want to see the clam before paying for it.

 

[Gablami]

Looks like an ultra to me.

Really? I was comparing mine to ultras online, like this one. But that's exactly it. I wonder whether wholesellers would call mine an ultra, even though there are obviously more "ultra-ultra" clams out there.

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[Bruce Spiegelman]

Always hard to tell because we are never sure of others lighting, but yours has that neon blue that I think makes it an ultra. Ultimately it's subjective though.

 

[Ibn]

Hard to say unless it was bought graded. How big is that maxima?

Most of the ultras have full patterns on their mantles.

 

[iCon]

Looks like an ultra to me.

I'd go the other way and say not ultra but it's all in the eye of the beholder. Different seller, different definition. I also don't think lighting plays too much of a role in the mantle pattern. Color? Absolutely, but the pattern is either there or not.

 

[Bruce Spiegelman]

I'd go the other way and say not ultra but it's all in the eye of the beholder. Different seller, different definition. I also don't think lighting plays too much of a role in the mantle pattern. Color? Absolutely, but the pattern is either there or not.

I think you're probably right.

 

[iCon]

I think you're probably right.

But I mean why not just start calling it a true limited release ultra clam and sell it for 3x