Now, that same stapler, and some additional items, have sold for $250,000 on eBay as part of a GameStop-organized charity auction. The auction closed on Wednesday with 282 bids.

GameStop is auctioning off the infamous stapler that one of its co-workers accidentally used to destroy a few Nintendo Switch 2 displays.

GameStop is auctioning the stapler that punctured a Nintendo Switch 2. CEO Ryan Cohen is joining the fray by throwing his underwear into the bid.

"The black stapler used by a GameStop associate who, in a moment of launch night excitement and misjudged enthusiasm, stapled a receipt directly to a customer’s new Nintendo Switch 2 box ...

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Dubbed “Staplegate,” the stapler and Switch 2 involved were put up for auction, and ended up around the $250K listed above when the final seconds passed on bidding.