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My wife and I were looking at a co-op apartment in a brownstone in Brooklyn, and the realtor told us the seller had put out a call for a best and final offer. We submitted a bid, which was accepted. The next day, the realtor called us with the bad news that a higher offer had come in, but granted us the option of first refusal. The new bid is just slightly higher than ours, and we know we could match it and are tempted to go for it. But are we being scammed?