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…Gamestop's wild eBay gamble By Devindra Hardawar May 8, 2026 9:57 am EST Can a meme stock buy an established tech giant? This week, Gamestop proposed a $56 billion takeover…
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GameStop is a retail company that sells video game hardware and software, operating stores and an online marketplace.
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GameStop offers to buy eBay for $56 billion to create 'legit competitor to Amazon'
Sign in to your Polygon.com account Perhaps in an attempt to expand their Pokémon card-trading empire , video game retailer GameStop is trying to acquire e-commerce platform eBay. From surviving…
GameStop starts selling $5,000 Pokémon packs right after its $56 billion eBay offer
Sign in to your Polygon.com account On Monday, GameStop astounded the world by revealing its intention to purchase eBay , a tech company worth many billions more than the video game retailer…
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Sign in to your Polygon.com account Reports have emerged that GameStop is considering an acquisition of eBay . Fans of everything from the Pokémon Trading Card Game to retro gaming should hope…
GameStop CEO's plan to take over eBay keeps getting weirder
Sign in to your Polygon.com account GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen could have laid low after his disastrous CNBC interview earlier this week , where he failed to convince anyone that he actually…
GameStop is laughing all the way to the bank with its new Pokémon card system
Sign in to your Polygon.com account Pokémon cards are already way more expensive than MSRP at GameStop , but the retailer still isn't done squeezing out every possible dollar from the…
GameStop CEO Claims He Was Suspended From eBay, But It Might Just Be A Weird Stunt
…Sign in to your TheGamer account The GameStop-eBay saga continues. GameStop's bullish declaration to place a cash bid and purchase long-running internet commerce icon eBay remains bizarre, and it…
GameStop offers to buy eBay for $56 billion in half-cash, half-stock deal
…Speed 0:00 / 0:00 GameStop today announced its full bid for eBay, offering to buy the company for $56 billion. 2 VIEW GALLERY - 2 IMAGES GameStop has made a public offer…
GameStop-eBay saga gets weirder: CEO says he was suspended from eBay for selling stuff on eBay 'to pay for eBay'
The strange tale of the GameStop CEO who wants to buy eBay took a turn for the weirder overnight. Just hours after putting up a pile of stuff up for auction, purportedly…
GameStop Buying eBay For $56 Billion Sparks Mass Confusion
…For now, GameStop is back in the headlines, though. This is one wild ride that seems to have no end in sight. GameStop Date Founded March 4, 1984 Parent Company GameStop Subsidiaries…