A reserve price is the minimum price the seller will accept. This price is hidden from bidders. To win, a bidder must have the highest bid and have met or exceeded the reserve price.
Locksmith Tommy Dancer (William Campbell) becomes a reluctant criminal, seduced my money and a beautiful girl, in the classic low-budget crime thriller MAN IN THE VAULT. Mobster Willis Trent (Berry Kroeger) solicits Tommy's help in breaking into a safe that has $200,000 inside; though he at first demurs, Tommy is seduced by Trent's girlfriend (Anita Ekberg), and decides to make off with the whole lot. Trent, however, is not to be outdone, and kidnaps Tommy's own girlfriend (Karen Sharpe). The ransom? $200,000.