Ok guys... I was not happy with the way this was handled either. I was the first person to contact the seller today and if it hadn't been for my bump of this thread due to my "PM Sent" reply you guys wouldn't have even known about this more than likely. This thread has been sitting around dormant for days.
I offered $1,500 first and then waited for a reply (hence my PM sent). I didn;t receive a reply until just an hour or so ago, and them by PM and E-mail saying I could have the domain for $2,000 since I was the original offer. Then I replied to accept the counter offer for $2,000 and then I was told I would need to offer $2,200 to get it as their were other bidders now. So I told him I wasn't wild with that but upped my offer to $2,200. I didn't know it was an auction. After I received my reply telling me that I could basically have it for $2,000, I thought it was mine and being held for my reply to his PM. So that's the way I see how this shook out..
I think Eddie was just trying to get as much as possible for the domain.