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EBay Inc. jumped more than 13% in after-hours trading on Friday after the Wall Street Journal reported that video-game retailer GameStop Corp. is preparing a bid for the company.<\/p>\n

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GameStop, led by e-commerce entrepreneur Ryan Cohen, has been building a position in the online auctioneer and plans to make an offer for the business this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Spokespeople for eBay and GameStop didn\u2019t immediately respond to requests for comment. Shares in GameStop also rose.<\/p>\n

Cohen, the founder of pets supplies e-tailer Chewy, plans to turn the combined companies into a retail juggernaut, the newspaper reported. GameStop had a market value of $11.8 billion before the news broke, while eBay\u2019s is much larger at around $46 billion.<\/p>\n

Both companies have struggled to adapt to changing consumer preferences. GameStop has shut stores and emphasized collectible toys and trading cards as more video games are purchased online.<\/p>\n

EBay has been pushing collectibles and used goods on its marketplace, which are both relevant to video-game enthusiasts and overlap with the GameStop customer. Limited releases and hard-to-find items are often sold at a markup on eBay to capitalize on their popularity and scarcity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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