Not His eBay Day

(My husband has been bidding on an item on eBay. He is in a bidding war with another user. He wins the auction and gets a confirmation email from the seller.)

Husband: “I won that auction but have sent an email back refusing to pay for it and reported the seller to eBay.”

Me: “Why? What happened? I thought you really wanted the item.”

Husband: “He sent me the confirmation email but not from the right account. It was sent from the account of the guy that was bidding against me. The idiot not only scammed me but scammed himself out of a sale. I put it on his feedback, too…”