GameStop’s $55.5bn bid for eBay rejected as ‘neither credible nor attractive’
Online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s financing proposal
The board of eBay has rejected the US video games retailer GameStop’s https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/04/gamestop-takeover-offer-ebay-bid">surprise $55.5bn bid (£41bn) for the online marketplace, describing the proposal as “neither credible nor attractive”.
Earlier this month, GameStop made an unsolicited bid for eBay, https://investor.gamestop.com/news-releases/news-details/2026/GameStop-Proposes-to-Acquire-eBay-at-125-00-Per-Share/">publishing a letter on its website outlining a half-cash, half-stock proposal.
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