Broker conflict or potential racism?

[Matt Tang]

So I was watching the MLS like a hawk and found a property that I was really interested in literally within 5 minutes of it hitting MLS. The listing agent's main job is as a property manager, but he sometimes lists properties that he manages. The listing specifically said that there was a 24 hour notice required to view the property and that only he had the key. To make a long story short, I called right away. The listing agent said that he could not show me the property for two days because he was busy. I said that was fine, set up the appointment and explained that i would act quickly and would be offering cash. The next day, the guy called and said there was an accepted offer. Is this normal?

I only ask because I also lost out with an all cash "as-is" offer last year. I later found out that both my initial offer and my counter-counter offer were both higher than the selling price. (I offered $230k, they "countered" at $250k and I countered their counter @$235k. According the the accessor's web site, the property property sold for $227,250)  

I'm asian with a very asian name. I pretty much never bring the race card into things, but this really does make me wonder.  Should I be wondering? It's really bothering me.