Commentary for Bava Batra 154:8

לא צריכא באתרא דקרו ליה לצימדא צימדא ולבקר בקר ואיכא נמי דקרו לבקר צימדא ר' יהודה סבר הדמים מודיעין ורבנן סברי אין הדמים ראיה ואי אין הדמים ראיה ליהוי ביטול מקח

— [The law in the Mishnah] is necessary [to be stated in order to provide] for a place where a yoke is called 'yoke' and oxen, oxen'; while there are also some who call the oxen [also] 'yoke'. [In such a case], R. Judah holds the opinion that the price indicates [what was the intention of the seller],<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since the seller has asked for a high price, he must be one of those who describe the oxen also as 'yoke'. ');">¹⁹</span> and the Rabbis [the Sages] hold the opinion [that] the price is no proof.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' There is doubt as to whether the seller intended to include the oxen in the sale of the yoke, and in such a case the possessor is entitled to the benefit of the doubt. The buyer, therefore, cannot lay claim to the oxen. ');">²⁰</span> But if the [excessive] price is no proof [that the oxen were included in the sale], the [return of the overcharge or the] cancellation of the [entire] purchase should follow!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., if the difference between the actual cost and the price given is a sixth of the value, the overcharge should be returned; if more than a sixth, the whole transaction should be cancelled. ');">²¹</span>

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