Commentary for Bava Batra 87:3

וסיפא נמי נהי דמייאש מגופיה מדמיה מי מייאש לא צריכא דמית גזלן דתנן הגוזל ומאכיל את בניו והניח לפניהם פטורים מלשלם

— Because It was necessary to state the second clause [viz.]: 'if he sells him a cow or a garment.' For in this case the selling is essential, in order that there may be both giving up [on the part of the original owner] and change of ownership,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If a man is robbed of something (other than land), he does not lose his claim to it until (a) he has given up hope of recovering it, and (b) it has changed hands. Hence until the cow or the garment is sold, Simeon still has an interest in it and therefore is debarred from giving evidence. But in the case of land, a man never loses his claim, and therefore even if the land has been sold, Simeon may not give evidence. ');">³</span>

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