Entertainment Staten Island GameStop auctioning infamous stapler involved in Nintendo Switch 2 mishap Updated: Jul. 11, 2025, 10:47 a.m. | Published: Jul. 11, 2025, 10:47 a.m.

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.

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.

In an impeccably timed post, GameStop also announced a promotion the next day where it offered a 20% trade-in bonus to anyone who brought in a Switch 2 with a receipt from a different retailer.