Who actually owns a garden tiller which a company tells the repairman to dispose of?

[babeboomer]

The Mantis Co. told me to bring my garden tiller to any local repairman to have fixed under warranty. The local repairman called Mantis and explained what needed repairing. The Mantis Co. told him to dispose of the tiller and they sent me a new one.

The repairman said he never got paid for any of the work he started on the garden tiller and the common practice is to keep the equipment. Is this right, or should I offer to pay him and have the tiller returned to me so I have another for spare parts? This was 11 months ago.

I kept getting the run-around when I inquired about the serviceman getting payed for his efforts.

 

[tommy]

Service man owns it. Make him a offer for it if you want it.

 

[Tray]

If you got a new one I would not worry.