GameStop is pursuing an approximately $56 billion takeover of eBay, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon.
WASHINGTON — GameStop is trying to buy eBay, and it put in a big bid to try and make it happen.
The national gaming retailer has offered $125 per share in cash and stock. The equity value of the proposed deal is $55.5 billion on paper.
The e-commerce site confirmed the bid Monday, but said the company hasn’t had any talks with GameStop or received any inquiries from them before receiving the proposal.
GameStop’s CEO described the plan as an effort
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