Mesorat%20hashas for Ketubot 11:5

שׁוּם הַדַּיָּנִין שֶׁפִּחֲתוּ שְׁתוּת אוֹ הוֹסִיפוּ שְׁתוּת, מִכְרָן בָּטֵל. רַבָּן שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן גַּמְלִיאֵל אוֹמֵר, מִכְרָן קַיָּם. אִם כֵּן מַה כֹּחַ בֵּית דִּין יָפֶה. אֲבָל אִם עָשׂוּ אִגֶּרֶת בִּקֹּרֶת, אֲפִלּוּ מָכְרוּ שָׁוֶה מָנֶה בְּמָאתַיִם, אוֹ שָׁוֶה מָאתַיִם בְּמָנֶה, מִכְרָן קַיָּם:

The (property) assessment of the judges — if they diminished a sixth (of its value) or added a sixth, their sale is void. R. Shimon b. Gamliel says: Their sale is valid, (for) if so (i.e., if it is void), how is the "strength" of beth-din superior (to that of all men)? But if they issued a "writ of visitation," [a proclamation (of sale), hearing which, men come to "visit" (beth-din) (here, the first tanna concurs with R. Shimon b. Gamliel and the halachah is in accordance with the first tanna)], even if they sold (property) the value of one manah for two manah, or the value of two manah for one manah, their sale is valid.

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