Can I bid against myself if there are no other bidders to raise the price above the sellers reserve?

[pjcdn2005]

I never bid on or list auctions so perhaps I'm confused but if there is a reserve I believe that if you bid again and if it reaches the reserve, your bid will go up.  If there are no others  bidders and you increase your bid but it is still under the reserve your original bid will still stand.  But if your bid meets or reaches the reserve bid your bid will go up to the reserve bid.

Could someone can confirm that?

[cad-1069]

I put in a high reserve bid as a buyer but if there's no other buyer other than me where does my bid land with the seller between $1.99 to $500