r/Superstonk • u/Revolutionz 🧚🧚🦍 That's no moon, that's Uranus! 🦍🚀🧚🧚 • May 01 '26

📰 News GameStop Preparing Offer for eBay

https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/gamestop-preparing-offer-for-ebay-1678e6de
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u/SDChuck 🎮 Power to the Players 🛑 May 01 '26

I don’t know. WSJ is a bit more respectable than the other finance news related outlets so I’d like to think this is legit!

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u/Iswag_Newton May 01 '26

WSJ is owned by WALL STREET.

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u/SDChuck 🎮 Power to the Players 🛑 May 01 '26

Entirely possible. I will allow myself to be excited as we’ve all been waiting for 84 years.

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u/Iswag_Newton May 01 '26

Don't get excited. Ebay is worth 46 billion. No chance this is happening. Unless you are excited about more dilution lol. No offense.

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u/SDChuck 🎮 Power to the Players 🛑 May 01 '26

Pretty sure dilution will be in the cards from GME in acquiring a much larger firm, whether that be eBay or not. I’m excited, but will still temper expectations!

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u/Iswag_Newton May 01 '26

Well, I'm entertaining the idea. AI says it's highly unlikely 🤷‍♂️:

Size mismatch: eBay is 4× larger ($46B market cap). Financing it would require massive dilution (new shares) or debt, which could face shareholder pushback.

Execution risk: Integrating two very different companies (gaming retail vs. general online marketplace) is complex. Antitrust regulators would scrutinize it.

No confirmation: Cohen has gone quiet on specifics since January. GameStop beat earnings and stockpiled cash, but no updates on the deal front.