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.

Cohen – who became a favorite of retail investors as GameStop rose to “meme stock” prominence – is instead considering proposing a partnership that would allow eBay access to GameStop’s base of approximately 1,600 US stores, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

Ryan Cohen is considering a joint venture that would use GameStop's 1,600 U.S. stores to expand in trading cards and collectibles