Moshe skaf asks:
They say in the gemara that a ben chorin can't be evaluated since he's not owned by anyone so he has no market value(shitah mekubetezet)
I remember though in 9th perek a guy can give his erech even though he's not a slave so why can't we do same thing here, so we do see that a free man has value/market value
Moshe skaf, Brooklyn usa
The Kollel replies:
Moshe,
Sorry for the delay in responding. Evaluation for Nezikin is based on someone's market value on the slave market, according to the opinion you quoted.
For Arachin, the Torah (Vayikra 27) sets an objective value for a person based on his age regardless of his health or personal circumstances.
Avraham Phillips