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

GameStop is auctioning off the stapler and staple that damaged a customer’s Nintendo Switch 2 for charity. During a midnight launch for the Nintendo Switch 2, an employee at the Staten Island branch of GameSpot stapled the pre-order receipt to the front of a customer’s Nintendo Switch 2 box.

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.

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

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