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GameStop CEO opens eBay storefront to pay for potential eBay acquisition
Key takeaways
- Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A Game Stop store in Austin, Texas, on 4 May.
- His platform of choice? eBay, of course.
- Cohen posted a link to his eBay storefront on Tuesday night, saying: “I’m selling stuff on eBay to pay for eBay.”
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A Game Stop store in Austin, Texas, on 4 May. Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images View image in fullscreen A Game Stop store in Austin, Texas, on 4 May. Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images Game Stop Game Stop CEO opens e Bay storefront to pay for potential e Bay acquisition Ryan Cohen selling tube socks and baseball cards after offering $55.5bn, although source of funds remains unclear
Prefer the Guardian on Google The CEO of Game Stop, Ryan Cohen, said he was selling vintage video games, baseball cards, GameStop merchandise and a $14,000 pair of tube socks to help fund the company’s proposed $55.5bn acquisition of eBay.
His platform of choice? eBay, of course.
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