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HDNitehawk
To qualify for gold or plantinum you have to enter your equipment in the data base. With a certain amount of points you will qualify for one or the other.
This is the Canon's criteria for a pro;
"A full-time self-employed individual or an employee of a professional imaging business who plays a direct role in the creation of moving or still images."
This is probably why broken lenses have a good resale value. A platinum member could pick this lens up for cents on the dollar and have Canon fix it for $600, turn around and sell it for $1500-$1700 and make a nice profit.