[kengoldin]

Jay we do not do hidden reserves
we had the following stated in the live rules, online and in the published catalog
"For Live auction, any item with a reserve will state the reserve and have the bidding adjusted so that the next bid will hit the reserve up to 72 prior to the live sale"

If an item had already passed the reserve, nothing was done, and if an item was already at that level (one bid below the reserve), nothing was done.

Our internet only items for this auction are as they have always been, stating 'reserve not met' before a bid was even placed so people see its a reserve item