The error means that the transaction was rejected by the contract because it was too late because it arrived too late (the cap was reached before).
Not, it is not. I sent it within first seconds also but everyone who sent with higher gas then recommended - got it easily and much later
Yes, miners include the transactions with the higher gas tax first, and others will go later. So, you can only blame the miners being greed.
The error means that the transaction was rejected by the contract because it was too late because it arrived too late (the cap was reached before).
Sure about that? I see many of the first arriving Txs (etherscan.io) have this error, so that seems to contradict what you're saying.
If you're right, then I assume I'll get my eth back at some point? How long will that be?
Yes, you should get it back already.