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EBay Investor Skeptical That GameStop Can Make Good on Acquisition Offer

Bill Smead says he’s not sure where GameStop will find the money

A logo at the eBay Inc. booth at a consumer trade show.Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg

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By Spencer Soper

May 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM UTC

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Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Spencer Soper interviews a longtime eBay investor about GameStop’s takeover offer.

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