Submitted 1 week ago by lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
Includes the stapler, the staple, the (now refurbished) Switch 2 and a “certificate of authenticity”. Current highest bid at eBay is $120,100.
Future museum
“And here we have yet another product of double human stupidity: one for stapling an electronic and another for buying the entire thing for over 120k dollars”
I don’t think the person surrendering $120,000 actually cares about the console so much as they’re donating to charity.
How much for the employee that did the stapling?
$11 an hour.
That’s like 4.5 years of labor for $100k!
Whatever you are willing to pay, since they are most likely looking for a new job. They have experience in damage stacking and liability research.
Hmm, I have a Tesla dealership nearby that seems short on staples…
Its now at 220k… I get its for a charity, but wow. It’s always crazy how much dumb money people have sometimes. 220k would be life changing for me…
You should bid, for the lolz
Best I can do is tree fiddy.
The frequently bought together section on that listing is wild. TIL that you can buy patents on eBay.
Makes sense. Individuals regularly get patents in America and individuals regularly get cancer in America. It’s just an asset albeit one that may have emotional value. But cancer will cost you your heirlooms here too
The auction also includes the stapled Switch 2 console and box, the staple that did the damage, and a pair of the GameStop CEO’s underwear, which I will explain within.
you know what, I’m actually not that curious.
I’m actually a bit impressed this feat was done using a regular office stapler and not an industry stapler.
Oh ok, it’s got a piece of paper that says it’s real so it must be
This is that duct tape banana all over again.
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 week ago
In an actual free market all the corporations would act like this, because shit like this is what people want out of a business they patronize.
No lawsuits, no fight required by affected consumers
The company made it right and turned a bad situation into a PR move that helps a charity.
I really thought we’d see some kind of ethical capitalism out of the whole GameStop thing but it never really spread.