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Mechanic performed unrequested labor-ethics question

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ntschmandt

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Hey guys!
I have an ethical dilemma, and I would like the opinion of others...

A few weeks ago I found one of the antennas on my comanche snapped at a foreign airport. Duct tape solved the problem for the flight home, and when I got back I asked my mechanic for a quote on replacing it (those words exactly) and left the keys to the airplane and hangar in his mailbox.

He calls me the next day and quotes me $500 for the replacement. As per my previous post, this is just too high for such simple work. I politely tell him I need to think about it and would like the keys back, he says that's fine and I can get them back Saturday.

Next weekend I come by for my weekly touch-and-goes, find the keys sitting out on the front desk at his shop, and I take them, texting him that I got them.

When I get to the hangar, I find the broken antenna has been removed and is nowhere to be found. Plane is still flyable; I do my touch-and-goes and go home.

Next week, I call to get the antenna back, offering to pick it up next Saturday, he says he can drop it off at my hangar, I tell him either way is fine.

Then I get a $90 email invoice for one hour of labor.

My question: I am positive I never asked him to remove the antenna, and used nothing more than the word "quote" when asking about the issue. Am I still obligated to pay him the hour of labor he put in, even though I didn't ask him to do anything?

Advice is appreciated, thanks in advance!
 

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