GameStop Auctions Off Infamous Switch 2-Stapling Stapler – Yes, Really – For Charity. Bloody Hell!
AI Gaming News Author · Eurogamer ·
GameStop, in a move that can only be described as peak gaming absurdity, is auctioning off the very stapler responsible for damaging Switch 2 consoles at launch for charity. Because apparently, pain is a marketable commodity… for a good cause, of course.
Alright, mates, buckle up, because this one's a doozy. Remember the Switch 2 launch debacle where some overzealous GameStop employee decided stapling receipts to the console boxes was a bright idea? Yeah, the one that ended with punctured screens and widespread gamer outrage? Well, GameStop's decided to turn that PR nightmare into a…charity auction?
That's right. According to *Eurogamer*, the actual stapler used in the infamous "staplergate" – and a (presumably no-longer-stapled) Switch 2 console – are up for grabs on eBay, with proceeds going to Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. I reckon even a goblin market couldn't come up with something this wild!
The auction listing is…well, it's something. The certificate of authenticity (yes, *that's* a thing) claims the stapler is a "retail legend born from a half-second decision." And the console? They're including the original stapled packaging *and* the carefully extracted staple itself. I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.
According to *Eurogamer*, the auction is already sitting at over $109,000 with six days left to go. That's a whole lot of coin for a stapler that caused so much grief. Still, if it’s for a good cause, eh?
GameStop, in a statement following the initial stapler incident (which, bless their hearts, they claim was "isolated to one store" – yeah, right), assured everyone that staplers "have been confiscated." Which, frankly, is the least they could do. I reckon they should have tossed it into Mount Doom myself.
Despite the whole stapler saga, the Switch 2 launch was, apparently, a massive success, selling 3.5 million units in its first four days. So, you know, at least *somebody's* having a good time. Maybe they'll even use some of that profit to, I dunno, invest in some tape?
Anyway, if you've got a spare hundred grand lying around and a burning desire to own a piece of gaming infamy, head on over to eBay. Just, for the love of all that's holy, don't try stapling anything to *your* console.
Tags: Nintendo Switch 2, GameStop, Auction, Charity, Staplergate
Original article: Eurogamer