GameStop Auctions Damaged Nintendo Switch 2 for Charity
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GameStop turned a PR nightmare involving stapled Switch 2 consoles into a marketing opportunity by embracing the incident, launching a charity auction with memorabilia from the event, and promoting a trade-in bonus, ultimately raising $15,000 for children's hospitals.
- GameStop has raised $15,000 for a stapled, broken Switch 2 Polygon
- GameStop auctioning off Nintendo Switch 2 system damaged by stapler Nintendo Everything
- A freak GameStop accident left some Nintendo Switch 2 consoles stapled – that stapler, the first staple, and the repaired Switch 2 it damaged are now being auctioned to support children's hospitals GamesRadar+
- GameStop Is Auctioning Off The Stapler--And The Staple--That Damaged A Nintendo Switch 2 On Launch Day GameSpot
- GameStop Is Auctioning Off Infamous Item That Destroyed A Switch 2, & Bids Are Already Over $10,000 Screen Rant
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