## Bava Metzia Daf 50a

###### Bava Metzia 50a:1
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שָׁוֶה שֵׁשׁ בְּחָמֵשׁ, מִי נִתְאַנָּה – מוֹכֵר, יָד מוֹכֵר עַל הָעֶלְיוֹנָה. רָצָה אוֹמֵר לוֹ: ״תֵּן לִי מִקָּחִי״, אוֹ ״תֵּן לִי מַה שֶּׁאוֹנֵיתַנִי״.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
an item **worth six** *ma’a* **for five** *ma’a*, **who was exploited?** It is the **seller.** Therefore, the **seller is at an advantage.** If he **wishes,** he can **say to** the buyer: **Give me** back **my merchandise** and nullify the transaction, **or** he can say: **Give me** back the sum **which you** received by engaging in **exploitation** of **me.**


###### Bava Metzia 50a:2
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אִיבַּעְיָא לְהוּ: פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁתוּת לְרַבָּנַן, לְאַלְתַּר הָוְיָא מְחִילָה, אוֹ בִּכְדֵי שֶׁיַּרְאֶה לַתַּגָּר אוֹ לִקְרוֹבוֹ? וְאִם תִּמְצֵי לוֹמַר בִּכְדֵי שֶׁיַּרְאֶה לַתַּגָּר אוֹ לִקְרוֹבוֹ, מַאי אִיכָּא בֵּין שְׁתוּת לְפָחוֹת מִשְּׁתוּת?

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
§ **A dilemma was raised before** the Sages: **According to** the opinion of **the Rabbis** that one has only until a period of time has passed that would allow him to show the merchandise to a merchant or to his relative in order to claim that he has been exploited, in a case where the disparity between the value of the purchase item and the price paid is **less than one-sixth, is** there **a waiver** of the discrepancy and therefore the transaction is finalized **immediately, or** in this case as well, is the transaction finalized only after **the time that** it takes the buyer **to show** the merchandise **to a merchant or to his relative? And** in addition, **if you say** that the transaction is finalized only after **the time that** it takes **to show** the merchandise **to a merchant or to his relative, what** difference **is there between** a disparity of **one-sixth and** a disparity of **less than one-sixth?**


###### Bava Metzia 50a:3
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אִיכָּא דְּאִלּוּ שְׁתוּת – יָדוֹ עַל הָעֶלְיוֹנָה, רָצָה – חוֹזֵר, רָצָה – קוֹנֶה וּמַחֲזִיר אוֹנָאָה. וְאִילּוּ פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁתוּת – קָנָה, וּמַחְזִיר אוֹנָאָה.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara answers: **There is** a difference, **as** in the case of a disparity of **one-sixth,** the one who was exploited **has the advantage,** since if he **wishes,** he **reneges** on the transaction, and if he **wishes,** the buyer **acquires** the purchase item, **and** the one who perpetrated the exploitation **returns** the sum gained through his **exploiting** the other, **while** in the case of a disparity of **less than one-sixth,** the buyer **acquires** the purchase item, **and** the one who perpetrated the exploitation **returns** the sum gained through his **exploiting** the other, but there is no option of nullifying the transaction.


###### Bava Metzia 50a:4
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מַאי? תָּא שְׁמַע: חָזְרוּ לְדִבְרֵי חֲכָמִים.

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara returns to the dilemma: At **what** point in time is a disparity of less than one-sixth between the value of the purchase item and the price paid waived? The Gemara suggests: **Come** and **hear** a resolution of the dilemma from the mishna: Rabbi Tarfon said to them: Throughout the entire day it is permitted to renege on the transaction and not merely for the period of time it takes to show the purchase item to a merchant or a relative. The merchants of Lod said to him: Let Rabbi Tarfon leave us as we were, with the previous ruling. **They reverted to** following **the statement of the Rabbis.**


###### Bava Metzia 50a:5
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סַבְרוּהָ פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁלִישׁ לְרַבִּי טַרְפוֹן כְּפָחוֹת מִשְּׁתוּת לְרַבָּנַן דָּמֵי. אִי אָמְרַתְּ בִּשְׁלָמָא פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁתוּת לְרַבָּנַן בִּכְדֵי שֶׁיַּרְאֶה לַתַּגָּר אוֹ לִקְרוֹבוֹ, וּלְרַבִּי טַרְפוֹן כׇּל הַיּוֹם – מִשּׁוּם הָכִי חָזְרוּ. אֶלָּא אִי אָמְרַתְּ פָּחוֹת מִשְּׁתוּת לְרַבָּנַן – לְאַלְתַּר הָוְיָא מְחִילָה,

**William Davidson Edition - English:**
The Gemara explains the proof. The Sages **assumed** that the legal status of a disparity of **less than one-third according to** the opinion of **Rabbi Tarfon,** who holds that one-third is the determinative disparity, **is like** a disparity of **less than one-sixth according to** the opinion of **the Rabbis,** who hold that one-sixth is the determinative disparity. **Granted, if you say** that in the case of a disparity of **less than one-sixth according to the Rabbis** the buyer can claim exploitation only **in the time that** it takes him **to show** the merchandise **to a merchant or to his relative,** and **according to Rabbi Tarfon** the transaction is finalized only after **the entire day** has passed, it is **due to that** reason that the merchants of Lod **reverted** to following the statement of the Rabbis, as there was some benefit to them in following the opinion of the Rabbis. **But if you say** that in the case of a disparity of **less than one-sixth according to the Rabbis** the **waiver is** in effect and the transaction is finalized **immediately,**