@Evil_Bender @doktor @BowsacNoodle @deprecated_ii
Time for grease monkeys to learn about corporate law and go independent.

And here's the thing. If the current companies weren't so greedy they wouldn't have this problem to begin with.

Give the mech a cut of the parts. A good mech knows what the markup is on parts, so let him make a little commission, but no; that might cut into the bonus of some assistant vp of management (or whatever their title is, we know they're all useless suits).