A YouTuber has reportedly discovered a way to generate infinite money via a strange trading glitch on GameStop. After making a video about it, the company figured out what was happening and now claims to have “fixed” the bug. Or maybe this is all just a weird marketing stunt. Or somehow both things are true. It’s difficult to say more.
On January 20, the video game retailer, Bitcoin Investorand the Funko Pop cemetery GameStop posted a lengthy comment on Twitter about a so-called “Infinite Money Glitch” that was recently discovered by YouTube Content Creator RJCmedia. Apparently the way the glitch worked was that if you bought a Nintendo Switch 2 for $415 and immediately traded it in with the purchase of a used game, a promotion would be triggered that would increase the value of the trade-in to $472. Repeat this a few times and you could rack up a few hundred dollars in trade-in credit.
Here’s why this issue occurred and how it worked, according to GameStop:
“In short, our system briefly valued the used trade more than the new retail cost of the console itself, creating a narrow window where customers could repeat this transaction over and over again to accrue infinite trade credit,” GameStop said on social media.
GameStop’s answer to the infinite money problem GameStop says that “effective immediately, the issue has been corrected.” He further added that “business promotions have been updated to ensure that customers can no longer convert basic arithmetic into a never-ending source of income, and the balance has been restored.”
GameStop, a company that has become famous for its memes, its shitposts, its stupid mistakes in its marketing materials, and also for the poor treatment of its employees, ended its lengthy statement by reminding that it remains “committed to offering promotions that reward” its customers. However, he “gently” reminded that his stores “are not designed to function as infinite money printers.”
GAMESTOP RELEASES STATEMENT ON INFINITE MONEY GLITCH
GameStop is aware of the “GameStop Infinite Money Glitch,” exposed by YouTuber RJCmedia.
By purchasing a Nintendo Switch 2 for $414.99, then immediately trading it in with the purchase of a used game, a… pic.twitter.com/F2D2v41IeQ
-GameStop (@gamestop) January 20, 2026
So now the big question: is it real? The RJCmedia video looks pretty real, with the creator visiting different stores and filming the trading process in each console. There is also a moment where he is surprised to see a GameStop store closing soon and is unable to resolve the business issue. Alluding to the news that many GameStop stores will be closing due to greed would likely be something the company wouldn’t want as part of viral marketing. There’s also nothing in the video that reveals it as a paid ad, and the creator isn’t huge, so he doesn’t seem like someone the company would partner with to do weird guerrilla marketing. If it seems strange that I spend so much time analyzing whether or not this is real, that’s because GameStop is very weird business these days, And you I have to be careful there.
Regardless, I think this is all real, even though GameStop’s statement is clearly trying to make the situation funny. Which reminds me of last year’s stapler incident. I hope others can take advantage of this strange bug. Power to the players and all that, you know?