Reports have emerged that GameStop is considering an acquisition of eBay. Fans of everything from the Pokémon Trading Card Game to retro gaming should hope this deal does not happen, as it could have a disastrous impact.

The Wall Street Journal reported on May 1 that GameStop has quietly been buying eBay shares and is currently preparing an offer to acquire the publicly traded company. We don't know the potential acquisition price, but eBay's market value is currently around $46 billion.

This acquisition would be a big swing for GameStop, which has a comparatively smaller market value of $12 billion. That said, this action would align with another WSJ report........

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