[Avodah] How much for the mayo?

[Micha Berger]

On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 10:30:12PM -0400, Zev Sero wrote:
> First of all, it would be $5.00; the shtus is milgav, not milbar.

The mishnah's case (BM 49b) is someone who pays an extra 4 maneh on
something worth (or priced) 1 se'ah (=24 maneh). That comes to adding
1/6 to the list price, ie milebar. Similarly, the Rambam (Mekhirah 2:12)
discusses paying 5 or 7 for something that costs 6.

> Second, mayo is a condiment, not a food, so IIRC (haven't got seforim
> to check) the permitted profit margin is actually 100%.

This is the first I heard that ona'as mamon is different for food than
non-food. I looked at the sugya on BM 49b - 50b, and Hil' Mekhirah
12. Didn't see any such chiluq being made.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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