We had some friends that had to write a letter to the seller in order to get chosen to buy their house, which is bulls*** and angers me, but you might think about it next time.
That letter writing stuff is so stupid but I hear ya. Dollars and cents are what matter IMO. And with this one that's what mattered too. The folks we lost out to went well above listing price and above what we would have paid. Not much one can do about that.