Published May 3, 2026, 2:50 PM EDT Reports suggest GameStop may attempt to acquire eBay this month, and there's no reality where that ends well GameStop buying eBay would be horrendous for Pokémon card collectors, retro game enthusiasts Image: GameStop Sign in to your Polygon.com account 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.…