EBay may dodge a GameStop takeover — but there’s a new twist in the Ryan Cohen saga

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EBay may dodge a GameStop takeover — but there’s a new twist in the Ryan Cohen saga
Bloomberg says GameStop could propose collaborating with eBay in some way other than a merger. Some analysts doubt whether eBay would benefit much from that sort of deal.
GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen is reportedly weighing whether to back off his plan to buy eBay outright and to find a different way to work with the online auction site instead. But some analysts say the benefits to eBay from such a partnership aren’t so obvious.
Bloomberg on Monday reported that Cohen is now “considering proposing a partnership or joint venture that would enable eBay to leverage GameStop’s roughly 1,600 U.S. retail locations.” GameStop GME, in turn, would try to get a spot on eBay’s EBAY board, Bloomberg said.

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