A minor gloat, yes, but not bad for a Saturday afternoon...
I almost drove past the garage sale when I noticed a couple of tools dressed in my favorite Yellow and Black. One was a DeWalt 12V Drill, the other was a DeWalt palm sander, complete - sander, case, manual, punch pad. The drill was pretty beat but the sander was practically brand new - $15!
That's less than the cost of replacing the torn bag and beat-up base on my old Makita. Out with the old, in with the "new".