A GameStop employee damaged a Nintendo Switch 2 with a stapler in June. Now that stapler and other "staplegate" items have ...

A GameStop employee damaged a Nintendo Switch 2 with a stapler in June. Now that stapler and other "staplegate" items are on eBay for almost $250,000.

Do you recall the infamous GameStop Staplegate situation? It turns out that the stapler and the now-fixed Switch 2 just sold for quite a sum.

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Gamestop is holding a charity auction for the stapler that ruined a bunch of Nintendo Switch 2s, and the bidding has already reached $100,000.

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First, there was the price shock. The Switch 2 was slightly more expensive than expected. Then came Trump's tariffs, which forced Nintendo to postpone pre-orders in the US for several weeks.

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A GameStop employee damaged a Nintendo Switch 2 with a stapler in June. Now that stapler and other "staplegate" items have sold on eBay for $250,000.