Reference for Bava Batra 168:13
מאי משך נמי דקתני מרה"ר לסימטא אי הכי אימא סיפא אם היה פיקח שוכר את מקומן ואי ברה"ר ממאן אגר הכי קאמר ואם ברשות בעלים היא אם היה פיקח שוכר את מקומן
[case, to one] who measures upon the [bare] ground. This is conclusive.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That R. Jannai's report refers to a case where they were put into his (the buyer's) basket, but otherwise he could not have acquired ownership; so that R. Zera could not have accepted R. Assi's report. ');"><sup>23</sup></span> Come and hear: [IF HOWEVER] THEY HAVE BEEN MEASURED BUT [THE BUYER] HAS NOT PULLED [THEM]. OWNERSHIP IS NOT ACQUIRED. Does not this refer to an alley!<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' How, then, can R. Assi say that objects, if deposited in an alley, are acquired? ');"><sup>24</sup></span>