[Avodah] mechiras chametz

[Zev Sero]

Eli Turkel wrote:

> I am confused by this whole discussion. Why would anyone selling chametz
> over Pesach to a Goy include an arev kablen in the deal?

It's a common practise, precisely to make sure that the sale is
unconditional.  This way the goy has no reservations related to his
ability to pay ("what if they decide not to buy it back, and demand
the money from me?"), and even if the whole deal falls apart after
Pesach it won't turn out lemafrea` that the chametz wasn't sold.

The sale I saw this Pesach included four different kinyanim: cash,
a shtar, kinyan sudar, and an elaborate handshake; *and* an Arev Kablan.

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