Related%20passage for Bava Batra 174:7

אמר רב הושעיא הכא בבעל הבית מוכר צלוחיות עסקינן וכגון שנטלה חנווני על מנת לבקרה וכדשמואל דאמר שמואל הנוטל כלי מן האומן על מנת לבקרו ונאנס בידו חייב

— R. Hoshaia replied: Here we deal with an owner [who is also] a seller of bottles, and in the case when the shopkeeper took [the bottle] for the purpose of examining it;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Not merely for the purpose of putting the oil into it, but with the intention of buying it if found suitable. ');">¹⁷</span> [in such a case the shopkeeper<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who thus becomes a potential buyer. ');">¹⁸</span> assumes responsibility] in accordance with [a decision given by] Samuel. For Samuel said: He who takes a vessel from the artisan to examine it, and an accident happens [while it is] in his hand, is liable.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' The Rabbis of our Mishnah also hold the same view. The shopkeeper, by taking the bottle, has undertaken a responsibility for its safety, of which he cannot be absolved until the bottle has been returned to its owner, not merely to the child. ');">¹⁹</span>

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