Mistaken sale of a device
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Question
A young man thought that the charging mechanism of his electric shaver had broken, and therefore sold it to his friend for a low price. Afterwards it turned out that it could in fact be charged properly by means of a different type of outlet. In light of this, the seller claims that had he known of this possibility he would not have sold it, and he wishes to void the sale. Is he correct?
Answer
If he had no way of knowing about this solution at the time of the sale, this is considered a mistaken transaction (mekach ta'ut).
Source
Choshen Mishpat 232.
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