GameStop ‘staplegate’ Switch 2 auction raises over $100,000

Last month when the Nintendo Switch 2 launched, eager fans flocked to GameStop to try and nab one on day-one. There was just one problem – the checkout guy, armed with a stapler, was unknowingly damaging units by stapling the receipt to the box. Now, GameStop is hoping to turn this unfortunate incident into a wholesome story by auctioning off the Switch 2 and the stapler for charity. 

GameStop has put the ‘Staplegate' stapler up for auction, bundled with the Switch 2 unit that was damaged by said stapler. While this is a minor footnote in video game history, it is a piece of history all the same.

Currently, the GameStop Staplegate charity auction has surpassed $109,000 USD on eBay, based on over 180 individual bids. The auction ends in six days, so we'll have to wait until then to find out if the winning bid was legitimate or not.

Considering a boxed copy of the original Super Mario Bros. can sell for $2 million, I have no doubt believing that someone would be crazy enough to spend six figures on a stapler.

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KitGuru Says: In case anyone was wondering, the person who originally purchased the stapler-damaged Switch 2 did get a replacement the same week of launch. 

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