Last month, during the excitement and chaos of the Nintendo Switch 2 launch, a story broke through the noise. At least one person’s Switch 2 was ruined by GameStop after someone at the store stapled a receipt to the box and punctured the screen.

GameStop is auctioning off the now-infamous stapler that played a part in damaging at least one Nintendo Switch 2 console. In case you missed it, the internet was ablaze on the week of the Nintendo Switch 2 launch back in June when one GameStop stapled the screen of a Switch 2 console through the box.

GameStop is selling the stapler that was used in its New York location to accidentally damage Switch 2 preorders when attaching paperwork.

The infamous stapler that ruined a host of day one Nintendo Switch 2 consoles is being sold off for charity on eBay.

The games retailer saw endless negative headlines after one location ruined hundreds of consoles — and GameStop is still embracing the incident

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