Commentary for Avodah Zarah 26:9

Yaakov once bought sandals [at the idolatrous fair], while R. Yirmiyah bought bread. One said to the other: “Orphan! Would your master act thus?” The other said back: “Orphan! Would your master act thus?” Both in fact had bought of private individuals, but each one thought that the other had bought from a dealer; for R. Abba the son of R. Hiyya b. Abba said: The prohibition was taught only in the case of buying from a dealer from whom tax is exacted, but buying from a private person from whom no tax is exacted is permitted.

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