Commentary for Bava Batra 173:10

הרכינה ומיצית הרי הוא של מוכר: כי סליק רבי אלעזר אשכחיה לזעירי אמר ליה מי כאן תנא דאתנייה רב מדות אחוייה רב יצחק בר אבדימי א"ל מאי קא קשיא לך דתנן הרכינה ומיצית הרי הוא של מוכר

But since it is taught in the latter clause, IF THERE WAS A MIDDLEMAN BETWEEN THEM AND THE CASK WAS BROKEN THE LOSS IS THE MIDDLEMAN'S, is it not to be inferred that the first clause does not deal with the case of a middleman? — The first clause [speaks of] a measure in the absence of the middleman; the latter clause, of the middleman himself.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since he buys from the seller to sell to the buyer, and the measure is his, and he himself is present, the purchase is his until delivery to the buyer. ');">²⁶</span> [IF THE VESSEL&nbsp;…] HAS BEEN INCLINED, THE ACCUMULATION OF THE REMNANTS [FROM ITS SIDES] BELONGS TO THE SELLER. When R. Eleazar went up<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' From Babylon to Palestine. ');">²⁷</span> he met Ze'iri to whom he said: Is there here a tanna<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e. one who memorizes Mishnayoth and Baraithoth for recital in the school; v. Glos. ');">²⁸</span> whom Rab has taught the Mishnah of measures? He showed him R. Isaac b. Abdimi. The latter said unto him: What is your difficulty? — For [the other replied,] we learnt: [IF THE VESSEL&nbsp;…] HAS BEEN INCLINED, THE ACCUMULATION OF THE REMNANTS [FROM ITS SIDES] BELONGS TO THE SELLER;

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