Craig, I don't see the problem here, other than you didn't get the house at the offer you made. You knew there was a better offer on the table, and you had an opportunity to improve your offer (which frankly, IMO would have been a mistake on your part) and you chose not to. You invited a counter offer that you verbally indicated you wouldn't accept, so the seller went with the offer already on the table, but wasn't your offer.
Having been in TV now off and on for many years, I have seen some houses planted in locations I would never want to buy. I encourage you to not buy a house without being there in person to evaluate not only the house, but the specific surroundings. You are lucky that right now there are many to choose from. If you are definitely ready to buy, take a couple of weeks and be patient and look around.
Good luck!
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