I bid on an item once that had a reserve and no one met it. Then she relisted it, I bid again during her second 7 day auction too that also had a reserve. No one met that reserve either. After that she just gave me the highest bid offer below me of about $37 including shipping because I was the high bidder. The funny thing is, I bid $45 including shipping, so I got an even better price than I was willing to pay, bonus for me!