GameStop Corp. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Cohen is raising money to help pay for his proposed $56 billion takeover of eBay Inc., one pair of socks at a time.
The move to sell a hodgepodge of items - on eBay, of course - has already racked up scores of bids totaling tens of thousands of dollars, including $7,500 for the socks. But it's unlikely to sway his skeptics who view GameStop's bid for a company four times its size as a nonstarter.
Earlier this week, GameStop offered $125 per share in cash and stock for online marketplace eBay. GameStop secured an initial, non-binding "highly confident letter" from TD Bank to provide about $20 billion of debt financing for the deal, but Cohen has still been peppered with questions about how he'll manage to pay for a deal. EBay has confirmed that it received GameStop's unsolicited offer and said that it will review it.
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The gaming retail chain made famous in the 2021 meme stock craze will need billions more to actually buy eBay, whose market value is now $48 billion.
Like many others in need of quick cash, Cohen's turned to eBay.com.
Beyond the socks, other sought after items include a pair of GameStop signs and what appears to be a life-sized Halo 2 statue, both of which are going for more than $10,000. Among the other goods for sale are vintage baseball cards including Willie Mays and an unopened package of Windows 2000 software.
Cohen promises that, as a thank-you gift for their purchase, buyers will get a hand-signed copy of the offer letter he sent to eBay's board, plus free shipping.
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