Announced in January 2026, the now-withdrawn plan would have granted Cohen stock options to purchase more than 171 million GameStop shares at $20.66 apiece. That exercise price was roughly in line with GameStop's June 2026 share price, when the company had a market capitalization of $9.65 billion. However, the options would have vested only if GameStop's valuation reached $100 billion and the group met significant profit targets. Acquiring eBay could have provided one path toward accelerated growth, given that the e-commerce giant was roughly four times the size of its suitor at the time of th