how much i did ask about i4 before the other person
Actually you asked the seller's "best price" for a few items. That doesn't constitute being the 1st to offer the asking price.
Rule 10 "* The first person to offer the ASKING price MAY get the goods even if there are offers already tabled but not accepted (it remains the sellers right to decide what offer to take)."
That protects the sellers right to choose the higher price in the thread, and yet still gives them the freedom to sell to whom they decide. Which from what I've read is the idea.
Can I ask why you might need 4 locklids if you are selling 5 in one of your threads ? Or am I being impertinent?