GameStop has offered to buy ecommerce giant eBay, a tie-up that the video game retailer’s boss believes could produce a “legit competitor” to Amazon.

CEO Ryan Cohen has launched a hostile takeover bid for eBay, taking the offer directly to eBay shareholders after the board ...

Mon, May 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM UTC How do you turn a shrinking video game retailer into a serious competitor of everything-store Amazon? Be niche, according to GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen. GameStop (GME) on ...

GameStop, a chain of video game stores, has offered to buy e-commerce company eBay for $55.5 billion, trumpeting the move as ...

Yes, GameStop really has made a $56 billion offer to buy eBay. The game store is barely a quarter the size of the online auction site, but CEO Ryan Cohen believes that the offer would be ...

GameStop officially initiated an unsolicited takeover bid for eBay at a price of about $56 billion in cash and stock after securing a commitment from TD Bank to provide $20 billion of debt financing ...

WASHINGTON — GameStop is trying to buy eBay, and it put in a big bid to try and make it happen. The national gaming retailer has offered $125 per share in cash and stock. The equity value of the ...

GameStop has made an unsolicited bid to acquire auction giant eBay for $125 per share, which is to be evenly split between cash and stock. The massive offer, valued at around $55.5 billion, represents ...

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