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The GameStop stapler that punctured a Nintendo Switch 2 console is now on eBay for $250,000
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.
GameStop is auctioning off the stapler that broke Nintendo Switch 2 consoles and its CEO’s undergarments—and bidding has topped $200K
GameStop is auctioning an infamous stapler that punctured the screens of new Nintendo Switch 2 screens. CEO Ryan Cohen raised the stakes Thursday by offering his underwear as well. On Friday, he said if bidding tops $1 million, he will hand deliver the personal garments – and take the winner to lunch at McDonald’s.
Nintendo Is Banning Some Switch 2 Users for Playing Used Games
Gamers have long turned to the secondhand market to find good deals on video games. But Nintendo is now punishing some lucky players by bricking their Switch 2 consoles.
GameStop Is Auctioning Off The Stapler--And The Staple--That Damaged A Nintendo Switch 2 On Launch Day
The gaming retail chain is making lemonade out of a lemon for Children's Miracle Network.
You can own the GameStop stapler that broke Nintendo Switch 2 consoles
GameStop has been specializing in making pretty wacky headlines in recent years, and its latest follows in that grand tradition. After employees at the retailer stapled Switch 2 receipts to boxes in a way that punctured some of the consoles' screens,
GameStop’s Nintendo Switch 2 stapler sells for more than $100,000 on eBay after viral mishap
From being the face of memestock mania to going viral for inadvertently stapling the screens of brand-new video game consoles, GameStop is no stranger to infamy. Last month, during the midnight release of the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch 2,
GameStop Auction Sees Over $200K Bid for Stapler That Broke Nintendo Switch 2 Consoles
As reported by Fortune, the infamous stapler that punctured the screens of new Nintendo Switch 2 consoles is being auctioned off by GameStop Corp. The auction took when Cohen pledged to include his own underwear if the bidding reached six figures.
GameStop stapler that ruined a Switch 2 display is up for auction, price already at $217,000
GameStop is auctioning off the infamous stapler that one of its co-workers accidentally used to destroy a few Nintendo Switch 2 displays.
GameStop's Nintendo Switch 2-destroying stapler is raising nearly $250,000 for charity
GameStop's infamous Nintendo Switch 2 stapler is being auctioned off and it's hit nearly a quarter of a million dollars.
Staten Island GameStop auctioning infamous stapler involved in Nintendo Switch 2 mishap
GameStop's "Staplegate" items, including the original stapler and damaged video game console, are being sold for charity.
Viral GameStop stapler closes in on $250k at auction
According to a letter of authenticity provided in the listing, the stapler was “used by a GameStop associate who, in a moment ...
Nintendo banned a Switch 2 user for playing second-hand games and only reinstated after providing proof of purchase
In problems that could only happen to console gamers, one Switch 2 owner recently received the hefty swing of Nintendo's ...
Amazon surprise-dropped the Nintendo Switch 2 in the middle of Prime Day 2025 — but there’s a catch
The Nintendo storefront on Amazon is back up and running with the Nintendo Switch 2 finally in stock, along with several new ...
How to buy the Switch 2: Nintendo's restock updates at Best Buy, Walmart and others
Best Buy will reportedly restock Switch 2 consoles next on July 17, which coincides with the release of Donkey Kong Bananza.