I don't like reserve auctions either. If there was a filter available I would use it too. I do quite a bit of business on Ebay and had never had a reserve on an auction. I tried it on an item that I currently (at least for a couple of hours) have up on ebay. I put up a Holiday Casino, Las Vegas Bi-Centenial Chip. I put an opening bid of $35 on it and a reserve of $50. I am sorry that I did. I now have a bid of $46 on it (by a frequent poster to this board). I feel bad because this bid is very close to the reserve, but the bidder has no way of knowing if I am just "fishing for a great price".

I guess I can always contact them after the auction is over and save the ebay fees. I just don't like bidding on reserve auctions and I don't like putting a reserve auction up either. I am going to continue to put up auctions with my no reserve and if someone bids my opening bid, that item WILL sell.

I don't think an auction is the place to "protect a market". An auction is a place to establish what the market is.

I have been to regular auctions... and nothing makes people madder than when an item is put up for auction and people are bidding on it in good faith, then it is "no saled" because it did not meet a predetermined price.

I think this is a good move on ebays part. Maybe it will cut down on some of the stuff listed with a reserve. One chipper that puts a lot of stuff up for auction has a $4.95 opening bid on everything and reserves from $8 - $200. Who wants to go through the hassle?

Just give me the info... Start me out at a bid you will accept, and lets see what happens!