Why did the Sages decree that movable property requires meshichah, overriding Torah law?
The Rabbinic decree ensures that goods remain technically in the seller's domain until meshichah — incentivizing the seller to protect them. If destroyed before meshichah, the seller must refund.
Question 2
If a buyer rents the seller's warehouse and paid for goods stored there, does the meshichah requirement apply?
When goods are already in the buyer's domain — including rented space — payment alone completes the acquisition. The Rabbinic decree does not apply because the buyer's domain substitutes for meshichah.
Question 3
A seller transfers 10 movable items agav (alongside) a small land parcel to a buyer in another city. Must the items be physically present at the land?
Agav kinyan allows acquisition of movables wherever they are, even in another country, provided the seller explicitly states 'acquire them by virtue of this land' and the land kinyan is completed.
Question 4
A seller performs meshichah on a bound animal along with items on its back. Does the buyer acquire the items?
An animal is like a 'walking courtyard' — items on its back are normally not acquired with it. But if the animal is bound (and cannot walk), then pulling the animal acquires the items on it as well.
Question 5
A buyer acquires the plants in a perforated flowerpot. Does he also acquire the pot?
Plants in a perforated flowerpot are considered as if planted in the earth (and therefore land). The movable pot is acquired agav the 'landed' plants — not the reverse.