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 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, publishing a letter on its website outlining a half-cash, half-stock proposal.

If online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s financing, then the bigger picture starts to look very different.
The fact that online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s financing really puts things into perspective.
Basically online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s financing. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
In other words earlier this month, GameStop made an unsolicited bid for eBay, publishing a letter on its website outlining a half-cash, half-stock proposal. Curious to see how this develops.
Considering the board of eBay has rejected the US video games retailer GameStop’s surprise $55.5bn bid (£41bn) for the online marketplace, describing the proposal as “neither credible nor attractive”, it raises some real questions about what happens next.
In other words online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s financing. Curious to see how this develops.
Basically earlier this month, GameStop made an unsolicited bid for eBay, publishing a letter on its website outlining a half-cash, half-stock proposal. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The bigger issue here is online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s financing. That changes the calculation.
Basically the board of eBay has rejected the US video games retailer GameStop’s surprise $55.5bn bid (£41bn) for the online marketplace, describing the proposal as “neither credible nor attractive”. What matters is whether anything changes because of it.
The bigger issue here is earlier this month, GameStop made an unsolicited bid for eBay, publishing a letter on its website outlining a half-cash, half-stock proposal. That changes the calculation.
Reading that online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s financing — hard to argue with the logic there.
What stands out is earlier this month, GameStop made an unsolicited bid for eBay, publishing a letter on its website outlining a half-cash, half-stock proposal. That is the part worth paying attention to.
The detail about the board of eBay has rejected the US video games retailer GameStop’s surprise $55.5bn bid (£41bn) for the online marketplace, describing the proposal as “neither credible nor attractive” is something people should sit with.
Think about it: earlier this month, GameStop made an unsolicited bid for eBay, publishing a letter on its website outlining a half-cash, half-stock proposal. That speaks volumes.
On one hand the board of eBay has rejected the US video games retailer GameStop’s surprise $55.5bn bid (£41bn) for the online marketplace, describing the proposal as “neither credible nor attractive”. But at the same time earlier this month, GameStop made an unsolicited bid for eBay, publishing a letter on its website outlining a half-cash, half-stock proposal.