Commentary for Ketubot 197:13

מאי רע רע בדמים דאמר ליה אי אייתית לי בשית כל שכן דהוה שוה תרתי סרי

What does “bad” mean? “Bad in respect of the price,” for [the owner can] tell him, “Had you brought me one for six sela's [my gain would have been] even greater since it would have been worth twelve sela's.”

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