I want my old iPad back!

probably as they let u trade your old one and gave u a discounted new one

 

You paid for a replacement, you didn’t buy a new one. (which would have been at least $400)

 

Agreed.

 

$250 is the price of an out-of-warranty repair. Physical damage (like dropping it off of a balcony) isn't covered under the warranty.

Warranty repairs, whether in-warranty or out-of-warranty, require exchanging your broken iPad for the replacement. You don't get to keep both.

To keep your broken one, you would have had to purchase a brand-new, full-price iPad. $499+, assuming you had the new one.