GameStop CEO opens eBay storefront to pay for potential eBay acquisition

Ryan Cohen selling tube socks and baseball cards after offering $55.5bn, although source of funds remains unclear

The CEO of GameStop, Ryan Cohen, said he was selling vintage video games, baseball cards, GameStop merchandise and a $14,000 pair of tube socks to help fund the company’s proposed $55.5bn acquisition of eBay.

His platform of choice? eBay, of course.