eBay to Acquire TCGplayer for Up to $295 Million

GameStop Proposes to Acquire eBay for $125 Per Share

May 3, 2026

E-Commerce

GameStop proposed a non-binding offer to acquire 100% of eBay Inc. for $125.00 per share, consisting of 50% cash and 50% GameStop common stock. The transaction is conditioned on customary closing conditions, and GameStop intends to achieve significant annualized cost reductions within twelve months of closing if completed.

TCGplayer Acquires ChannelFireball and BinderPOS (CFB Group)

July 11, 2022

E-Commerce

TCGplayer has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire CFB Group’s businesses — ChannelFireball (content, marketplace, events) and BinderPOS (inventory management and POS). The deal brings together TCGplayer’s marketplace and authentication capabilities with ChannelFireball’s content and BinderPOS’s retail POS/SaaS capabilities to deepen retailer integration and expand into broader collectibles verticals.

Fanatics Acquires Topps Trading Cards and Collectibles Business

January 4, 2022

Media & Entertainment

Fanatics Inc. has acquired The Topps Company's sports & entertainment trading cards and collectibles business from Tornante Co. for approximately $500 million. The deal brings Topps' iconic brand, global manufacturing and digital capabilities and roughly 350 employees into Fanatics Trading Cards, accelerating Fanatics' trading-card rights and production capabilities worldwide.

eBay Acquires Terapeak

December 13, 2017

Data & Analytics

eBay acquired Toronto-based Terapeak, a provider of e-commerce market, pricing and supply/demand analytics, and began integrating Terapeak capabilities into its Seller Hub to give merchants better insights. Terapeak's team joined eBay’s B2C Selling and Seller Experience groups; financial terms were not disclosed.

eBay Inc. Acquires GSI Commerce

June 20, 2011

E-Commerce

eBay Inc. completed its acquisition of GSI Commerce, purchasing all outstanding shares for $29.25 per share (approximately $2.4 billion) and making GSI a separate business unit. The deal included subsequent divestitures of GSI's licensed sports merchandise business and partial interests in ShopRunner and Rue La La to a holding company led by GSI founder Michael Rubin.

eBay Acquires PayPal Inc.

October 4, 2002

Payments & Fintech

eBay Inc. has completed its acquisition of online payments company PayPal Inc. in a stock-swap transaction valued at $1.5 billion. PayPal will operate as an independent brand out of Mountain View, California, while eBay replaces its Billpoint system with PayPal; PayPal CEO Peter Thiel resigned and will be succeeded by eBay's Matt Bannick.