David Wants to Buy Goliath

Why is GameStop trying to buy eBay, a company four times its size?

In the business world, companies are bought and sold all the time. Sometimes it’s the result of years of courtship. Sometimes it comes completely out of the blue. This deal might turn out to be a mix of both.

Video game retailer GameStop wants to acquire e-commerce giant eBay. The proposal has left investors and analysts scratching their heads. One of the headlines describing it reads:

❝ Why GameStop’s bid for eBay echoes one of the worst business deals of all time[](https://fortune.com/2026/05/09/gamestop-ebay-stock-outlook-past-merger-disaster/)*

But what’s so strange about it? After all, companies buy other companies all the time.

Well, GameStop, the company making the offer, is worth about $12 billion. And eBay, the company it wants to buy, is worth nearly four times as much at around $46 billion.* It’s a David-trying-to-buy-Goliath story!

Now, you might not have anything to do with either of these companies. But this unusual takeover attempt has some interesting lessons for all of us.

So, why does GameStop want to buy eBay? Does the deal make any sense? And what are GameStop’s options to woo an uninterested eBay? Let’s find out!

Curious? Read or listen to why GameStop wants to buy eBay, a company four times its size, on Dot.

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