Some sellers have the good fortune of receiving more than one offer.
It's natural in this situation for sellers to be attracted to the offer with the highest price. The offer price is important. And from the seller's standpoint, the higher the price, the better. But real estate purchases are complicated transactions and shouldn't be judged in terms of the offer price alone. For example, sellers of a home in Oakland put their home on the market at the beginning of the current seller's market.