Commentary for Bava Batra 155:1

וכי תימא ביטול מקח לרבנן לית להו ולא והתנן רבי יהודה אומר המוכר ס"ת בהמה ומרגלית אין להן אונאה אמרו לו לא אמרו אלא את אלו

And should you reply that the Rabbis do not accept [the law of the return of overcharge or that of] the cancellation of the purchase,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., if it is assumed that the Rabbis do not require the return of the overcharge when it is a sixth of the value, and the cancellation of the entire transaction when the overcharge is more. ');">¹</span> surely.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Lit., 'and not? surely'. ');">²</span> have we not learnt: R. Judah says: 'In the case of the sale of a scroll of the Law, a beast or a pearl, [the law of] overcharging does not apply.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., the buyer can claim no redress for being overcharged. ');">³</span> But they<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Rabbis. ');">⁴</span>

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