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Rep is lost even when no answer was received?

Note the following from the Help Center's Bounty Section All bounties are paid for up front and non-refundable under any circumstances. … A bounty may attract more attention, and possibly better answers, but it does not guarantee either. …
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How to offer a bounty

You click on "start a bounty" on an eligible question. From the bounty FAQ on MSO: "A bounty can be started on a question two days after the question was asked." …
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Why is reputation for bounty taken away even if nothing is awarded?

This is covered on the SO blog, in detail. Note the reference to non-refundable rep.
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