Can GameStop Really Buy eBay?
From The Journal. by The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios
May 8, 2026 · 22 min
About this episode
GameStop's unsolicited offer to buy eBay is discussed, highlighting potential benefits and insights from CEO Ryan Cohen.
GameStop has made an unsolicited offer to buy eBay for about $56 billion. The proposed deal, which eBay says it is reviewing, is the brainchild of GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen. In an interview with WSJ’s Lauren Thomas, Cohen said that putting his videogame retailer and eBay under one roof could create opportunities to cut costs and improve earnings. Jessica Mendoza hosts. Further Listening: - To the Moon: How did a bunch of amateurs take Wall Street by surprise? Sign up for WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Hosts: Lauren Thomas, Jessica Mendoza
Guest: Ryan Cohen
Topics covered
- GameStop
- eBay
- mergers and acquisitions
- business strategy
- video games
- finance
Keywords
- GameStop
- eBay
- Ryan Cohen
- merger
- business
- finance
- video games
- cost cutting
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GameStop, eBay
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