Commentary for Bava Metzia 144:9

ופוסק עמו בשער הגבוה רבי יהודה אומר אע"פ שלא פסק עמו בשער הגבוה יכול לומר תן לי כזה או תן לי את מעותי:

R. JUDAH SAID: EVEN IF HE DID NOT STIPULATE FOR THE LOWEST PRICE, HE MAY DEMAND, 'SUPPLY ME AT THIS PRICE, OR RETURN MY MONEY.'<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In the whole Mishnah the reference is to advance payment at a fixed rate. R. Judah maintains that even without a definite stipulation it is always implied, therefore the purchaser can insist upon the advantage of a price-drop or rescind the sale, without being deemed dishonourable and subject to the curse. (V. supra 44a.) ');">¹⁷</span> <b><i>GEMARA</i></b>. R. Assi said in R. Johanan's name: One may not fix a contract at market prices.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' I.e., to supply for a certain period at the market price prevailing at the time of the contract. This prohibition naturally refers only to the case where the vendor himself lacks supplies when making the contract. ');">¹⁸</span>

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