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US video games retailer GameStop has offered to buy eBay for $55.5bn (£41bn) in an unsolicited bid that its boss warned could turn hostile if the proposal is rebuffed by eBay’s board.

GameStop, which has quietly accumulated a 5% stake in eBay, said it was willing to pay $125 a share, split 50-50 between cash and stock.

It is an ambitious move by the games company, which catapulted to fame during the meme-stock craze of 2021 but is worth far less than its takeover target. GameStop had a market valuation of roughly $12bn on Friday before its bid, while eBay – originally launched as a side hobby by its founder Pierre Omidyar in 1995 – is worth about $46bn.

Just what the company needs ... tens of billions in more debt.

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[-] CrypticCoffee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 hours ago

Well if the rent and costs are higher than revenue, it'll bleed and eventually kill the business. Bricks and Mortar stores don't make as much as before.

How many GameStop shops do you actually need near you? Sounds like your area was oversubscribed.

Many great brands have died to Amazon in the UK. One day, we'll only have these big shitty businesses. Anything that can keep bricks and mortar stores in business is probably necessary.

Didn't expect them to be buying eBay though. That came out the blue.

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