On her way back from driving her daughter’s carpool, Sarah spotted a yard sale on a side street. An elderly Jewish woman had passed away and her children were eager to sell her house and her belongings. Never one to pass up a bargain, Sarah decided to see what was being offered. She found a beautiful piece of silver, which would look just lovely on her sideboard – for a pittance. Then just for the fun of it, she took her find to an appraiser, and he told her that she had really picked a winner; this silver piece was an antique and was worth thousands of dollars!
Sarah mentioned her good fortune to her husband, and he told her that she must ask their Rav if she is permitted to keep the piece of silver.
Could there be anything wrong with buying a piece of silver at a great price? And what if Sarah had been told by the appraiser that what she thought was a piece of silver was nothing but scrap metal, and that she had overpaid?
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