ok, so if i bid on an item and say it started out as 00.01 and i have bidded up until its 71.99 and i win the bid, am i guaranteed to get the item for that price or can the seller decide that he didnt want to sell it for that cheap and not sell it to me?
megan--he11 yeah. i really appriciate that shyt

Unless he puts a reserve price on it he MUST sell it to you for however much you won it for. That's the rules of ebay. If there a reserve, you should see something that says "reserve not met" underneath the current bid.