If dubious auction listings , cable news follies or pure financials weren’t cutting it before, GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen is leveraging another stake in his bid for eBay: his emotional investment. In a conversation with Business Insider ’s Sarah E. Needleman , Cohen says one of his biggest drives in taking over the e-commerce titan is that he’s lost the spark at his current job. Assuming it was ever there to begin with. “I wasn’t passionate about GameStop,” says Cohen. “I’m passionate about eBay. I believe in eBay’s business.” Cohen took over as GameStop CEO in 2023 after joining the board in 2021, right around the time of GameStop’s infamous “meme stock” frenzy. While the saga made for a movie , it has not made for a sounder business. Cohen has been unable to turn the tides of major retail pains, especially in a market that has overwhelmingly gone digital as video games. GameStop has been closing stores by the hundreds and sold off international branches entirely .…