GameStop Weighs Pulling $56 Billion eBay Bid, May Pivot to Partnership

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen is weighing whether to withdraw the company's $56 billion acquisition bid for eBay and may instead pursue a partnership or joint venture, Bloomberg and Reuters reported August 10, 2026. Cohen proposed buying eBay at $125 per share, half in cash, on May 4. A partnership would let eBay use GameStop's roughly 1,600 US stores as logistics nodes.