Commentary for Kiddushin 40:11
והאמרת נתרבה כספו מכסף מקנתו כגון דאוקיר וזל ואוקיר
he shall be sold entirely, but not half; hence here too, he shall be redeemed,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. 48.');"><sup>17</sup></span> entirely.
Daf Shevui to Kiddushin
The problem with Abaye’s above scenario is that we said earlier that his redemption must be from the amount of money he was bought for. If he goes up in value, he is redeemed for what the original value was and not the higher amount at the end.
The Talmud solves this by suggesting a case where he fluctuates in value. He is sold for 200, then his value decreases to 100. He now redeems half of the value. Then his value goes up again to 200, and he now redeems the other half for 100 and it turns out he pays only 150, less than his original and current value.
The Talmud solves this by suggesting a case where he fluctuates in value. He is sold for 200, then his value decreases to 100. He now redeems half of the value. Then his value goes up again to 200, and he now redeems the other half for 100 and it turns out he pays only 150, less than his original and current value.
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