Overview

• GameStop has listed the stapler, staple, repaired Switch 2 console and original packaging on eBay, with bidding soaring past $111,000 ahead of the July 16 closing.
• The auction lot comprises the very stapler that pierced the console box, the extracted staple, the first damaged unit now fully repaired and the box bearing the staple mark.
• After confirming that routine receipt-stapling had punctured screens during the June launch, GameStop pulled staplers from stores and replaced affected consoles while offering trade-in incentives.
• A letter of authenticity signed by CEO Ryan Cohen frames the auction as a way to turn the viral ‘Staplegate’ mishap into a force for good.
• The eBay charity auction runs until July 16 and will channel every dollar raised to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.