My opinion, and this is as a collector bidding in auctions, is that as long as I know what I am shooting for I don't care if it's a higher starting bid, in which case if I am the high bidder at end, and the item didn't meet reserve I will then have a shot at it at the minimum, or if it starts out at the minimum. I don't personally like completely hidden reserves or even worse, not knowing there is a reserve until after I think I won. At least if I know there was a reserve I don't get excited thinking I definitely won it when I am high bidder at auction end. Double or triple
hidden reserves are the worst.....Just my 2.2 cents....