Looks like the SELLER will never know exactly how HIGH the actual bids were on his auction since it was a RESERVE AUCTION.

The auction has ended and I just checked the "Bid History" and it reports my "Last Bid at: $26.00"

Bidding History (in order of bid amount):

mweaver@earthlink.net (10)
--------Last bid at:--------$26.00
--------Date of bid:--------08/17/99, 14:21:08 PDT

jcelkhorn@aol.com (105)
--------Last bid at:--------$25.00
--------Date of bid:--------08/15/99, 15:05:58 PDT

taximeter (59)
--------Last bid at:--------$5.00
--------Date of bid:--------08/15/99, 07:09:35 PDT

Again, why wasn't it posted at $35.00 as their automated e-mail they sent to me shows?

Here's a quick note to confirm your eBay bid!

$20 .999 SILVER STRIKE casino gambling coin (item #147182385)
Your bid was in the amount of: $6.00
Your maximum bid was in the amount of: $35.00
The auction closes on: 08/21/99 20:40:47 PDT
Web location used: http://www.ebay.com
After processing all open bids for
this item, the current bid price is: $26.00
Note: This is a reserve price auction.
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=147182385
*If you placed this bid by mistake, here's what to do:
Check out the information on retracting your bid, which can occasionally be done. You'll find this among the services listed in the Buyers
section.
Best of luck in your bidding-trade on!

My other thought is why isn't the "RESERVE" shown on the "BID HISTORY" page after the auction has ended?

BTW, there is another LONG announcement from e-bay regarding their changes in Reserve Auctions

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/announce.shtml
The only thing I do know is that the $35.00 bid I made didn't reach the SELLER'S RESERVE PRICE.

NO MORE Reserve auctions for me!