No he probably contacted the seller and made an offer. Once when Chris and I were selling legos, within five minutes of listing several sets, Chris got a phone call from a guy wanting to make a deal for several of them, and since there were no bids yet, Chris ended the auctions and sold them to him; ebay allows you to do that. Of course, if others are already bidding on the item, it wouldn't be a very nice thing to do. But that's probably what happened here.