Joseph
thanks for not asking your same “question” a third year in a row.
What I have been wondering is what if chometz gets damaged.
I sell my 100,000 warehouse of chmoetz to the goy.
He puts down a down payment say $5
After PEsach I come to collect the remaining $999,995.
He defaults and I collect my chometz in place of the money he owes (of course if he wants he can pay the remaining 999,995 and keep the chometz if he so chooses, note: (again)I cannot force him to pay and keep the chometz)
The problem arises if Ch”v the warehouse burns down.
After PEsach I come to collect the remaining $999,995.
He no longer has chometz to give in lieu of money and now owes me nearly $100 K it seems doubtful that he would actually pay which calling into question the sincerity of the sale (its easy to say dont make him pay its a chilul Hashem and will cause problems, but its 100,000 in a general sale of course I would make him pay why shouldnt I here.)
Of course this doesnt actually invalidate the sale ch”v. since what he would do in a hypothetical scenario doesnt really matter, lemaashe he would owe the money even if I would not get it back