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Palouse Puma@WenBananas·
@naiveanalyst7 It’s exactly this, it always has been this, and Ryan et al are just being cagey to keep competitors on their toes (along with shareholders). When he meant “decades”, this style of adding growth engines, is a long long process, but the good news is it’s not linear.
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NaiveAnalyst@naiveanalyst7·
In the full DEF14A proxy filed by GameStop on May 22, 2026 there’s a detail in Proposal 5 that I think is worth outlining. The Board is asking shareholders to approve an increase in authorized shares from 1B to 2.5B. But here’s what’s notable: the word “eBay” does not appear once in the rationale for this request. The exact language used is deliberately broad: “We view our equity as precious and do not intend to issue new shares lightly. A reserve of authorized shares ensures GameStop can act decisively when the right opportunity arises.” But Proposal 5 goes further. The actual text states: “The Board is requesting the Authorized Shares Amendment to enable the Board to issue additional shares of common stock for general corporate purposes. To maximize long-term value, the Company believes it must maintain maximum flexibility. This includes having the structural capacity to execute transformational acquisitions, large-scale investments, or other avenues of value creation, should the right opportunity meet our investment criteria.” “ Transformational acquisitions”plural. “Large-scale investments” also plural. The words used here are very specific, they refer to a company building a capital allocation framework, a holding structure designed to execute multiple transformational moves over time. And critically: “This authorization ensures the Board can pursue opportunities that meaningfully enhance intrinsic value per share without procedural delays.” meaning Cohen wants the firepower ready, without coming back to shareholders every time he identifies a new target. If 2.5B authorized shares were exclusively for the eBay deal, the proxy would have said so explicitly, as a standard M&A disclosure practice. Instead, the language is deliberately open-ended and forward-looking. This brings me to the recurring broader thesis that many have discussed: Cohen has repeatedly referenced Warren Buffett’s playbook in public, building a holding company that deploys capital into high-quality businesses with durable cash flows. Buffett built Berkshire Hathaway the same way: start with one transformational acquisition that generates reliable operating cash flows, then use those cash flows to acquire controlling stakes in other businesses over time. eBay, if the deal closes, would be exactly that: a cash-generating, asset-light platform producing the FCF needed to fund the next move. In other words, the 2.5B authorized shares aren’t just for eBay, but for whatever comes after it, since Cohen wants to build something much larger. At least that is what the proxy says, if you read between the lines. Still learning. Still sharing. Not financial advice. $GME $EBAY
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Palouse Puma@WenBananas·
@ryancohen PSA Grading shipped from Gamestop stores takes FAR TOO LONG. If you want this new revenue stream to work, you need to find ways to accelerate this grading from your stores process. 2 months, and it finally hit “processing”. I was super excited to have my cards graded by this service. Now, I just want them back. This is ridiculous and won’t be something I do again. From a shareholder, please fix what could be an awesome service.
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ᗺye ᗺye Shorters 🦋
ᗺye ᗺye Shorters 🦋@byebyeshorters·
When GME has gone sideways for a year and Ryan wants his $100bn pay package
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Palouse Puma
Palouse Puma@WenBananas·
I don’t want my comment to get twisted, in that this is a simple and clear plan that Gamestop has put on the table. It is not. I personally don’t think the math works as a good business case until $GME reaches at least ~$35 pre-deal. Under that, you have a long row to hoe between dilution numbers, combined debt and cost of debt, that will last years to overcome, and if I was an institution I’d like to see clarity on how you get a $GME re-rate prior to deal closure. This could happen a number of ways, but I think it starts by providing solid forward guidance during next earnings. I do believe everything has gone to a planned scenario set, and they know how to achieve enough confidence to get a vote in their favor from institutional investors (both GME and eBay).
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Goatbeardz@GoatBeardzDD·
Honestly wow I sat with this a bit and this is a PHENOMENAL comment. I honestly agree with you, I hope my page can be a very question focus based because I hope the people that ask apt questions and provide intelligent discussion similar to what you have to comment. I’d propose Cohen knows this as well but at least maybe some retail can read and know as well.
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Goatbeardz@GoatBeardzDD·
$GME just dropped the release date for their annual meeting. They are asking for: - 2.5 billion authorized shares - A comp package that vests at $100B With zero explanation. Here’s what the CEO is doing: 👇👇👇
Goatbeardz@GoatBeardzDD

"Wise words" That's what @ryancohen replied to Jeff Bezos on X this week. Two words. His direct competitor since the Chewy days. While his company files for 2.5 billion authorized shares, a comp package that vests at $100B, and a $55.5B bid for $EBAY sits on the public record. Cohen has stated he's building a Berkshire, and every move this year has pushed towards that. But there are a few open questions left to be answered that $GME has not addressed. CREDIT The highly confident letter TD Securities signed for the eBay bid (filed as Exhibit 99.1 in eBay's DEFA14A, Project Sling) requires investment grade credit ratings from at least two of S&P, Moody's, or Fitch. Condition one of nine in the letter. GameStop is not investment grade. How does it get there? TAX OFFSETTING GameStop has $700M in NOLs. A $55.5B acquisition generating $2B+ in cost reductions creates massive taxable income day one. $700M is a partial shield. A Berkshire needs to zero out taxes at scale, and a holdco can deploy NOLs from multiple sources without triggering 382 limitations. So where do the additional NOLs come from? CAPITAL STACK $9.4B + $20B = $29.4B. Bid is $55.5B. Cohen told the WSJ he may seek backing from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds. On the record. Who is the partner, and is that commitment already in place? ACQUISITION ORDER Collectibles at 29.2% of GME sales, 47.7% growth. Nat Turner on the board running Collectors Holdings. The vertical integration thesis is already seated at the table. Why lead with the biggest, hardest acquisition unless everything that follows depends on it? FINANCING PATTERN TD was sole initial purchaser on both convertible offerings. $1.5B after full greenshoe (March 2025). $2.7B after full greenshoe (June 2025). Both at 0% coupon. $4.2B in notes. Zero yield. Only return is equity conversion at a premium. Back-to-back 0% converts totaling $4.2B is not standard. Sole bookrunner both times is not standard. Then Larry Wieseneck, Head of Corporate and Investment Banking at TD, the person who runs the entire CIB division, personally signed that letter. Why would TD sole-run $4.2B in zero-yield converts and then have its top dealmaker personally back a $20B raise unless he had already seen the full plan? — None of this is accidental. Comp package in January. Converts through one bank. HCL signed before the bid went public. Bid timed. Rejection received. Proxy filed at the earliest window. eBay position increased the same week. Every step has landed exactly on schedule. Now look at the runway Cohen built for himself: May 22 — definitive proxy filed. Empty. No strategic disclosure May 26 — proxy materials mail. Voting opens June 9-12 — Q1 earnings and 10-Q. Mandatory. The quarter ended May 3 — the same week as the eBay bid and the HCL. Every material development from that quarter has to be disclosed in the 10-Q by law. July 7 — annual meeting. Vote closes. Cohen compressed his own timeline to the floor and placed a mandatory disclosure event right in the center of his voting window. The 10-Q isn't optional. It covers the quarter where everything happened. Only one structure resolves every open question above: a holding company. Cohen is shackled by his own chains - and the runway to break them is already laid. The project is named Sling. As in David's. Cohen has been telling you who Goliath is since the day he launched Chewy in Amazon's shadow. He loaded the sling with the HCL. Sent the stone with the bid. Got the rejection he needed. Filed the proxy. Built the eBay position to 6.55% through derivatives. And replied to Bezos. Wise words.

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Goatbeardz@GoatBeardzDD·
@WenBananas @foxenflask Also id like to add that we all almost forget institutions are not dumb. They will position themselves well enough to not fail. They never fail. Look at 2008. Look at COVID.
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Palouse Puma@WenBananas·
I think you answered your own question there, in that the large institutions that own all the voting power necessary to make a difference DO read the materials, DO run their due diligence appropriately, and will understand the plan and vote accordingly. Small retail investors who don’t care about the details, and vote with emotion or because of some rando tweet on X don’t have the power to move the needle, and therefore will be inconsequential to the end result.
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Goatbeardz@GoatBeardzDD·
@foxenflask Agreed, but people who aren’t paying attention to the finer details need some transition. That’s exactly the purpose of this tweet, to draw readers in. It’s a practice I enjoyed reading on the back covers of books when I was younger. Thought I would employ it here as well.
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TakuriOracle@TakuriOracle·
@Comedyorwat Wow jackie offloaded his bags on me so hard I made money too. What a dick.
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Palouse Puma@WenBananas·
@Comedyorwat Probably because you do make us moneys… Just one trade I made from your day-trade gang today… 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Receipts.
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JACKIE LE' TITS 👑🌈@Comedyorwat·
Anyone who bought power pack Pokemon cards in the early stages is up gazillions on your cards My shining Noctowl was $50 pull and just saw one sell yesterday for $800 USD And almost every single one of my cards is up a minimum of double Thanks @powerpacks
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GameshireStopaway@Baron_Revilgaz·
Is Ryan Cohen just going to sell his $eBay stake and pivot to $CHWY instead and build that infrastructure into what he wants with $GME instead?
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Palouse Puma@WenBananas·
This is something institutions are aware of and will take into consideration when voting. We all saw what happened to $BBBY after Ryan exited his large position. Not saying $EBAY goes bankrupt, but its stock price is going to eat shit and it’ll be a lot of downward momentum to stop. Why do you think it’s gone from $85 to $117? Because it was doing awesome? No. Everyone saw the large flow of purchases and momentum went with it. An exit of similar magnitude will come with similar downward momentum. Back to $85 at least.
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JACKIE LE' TITS 👑🌈@Comedyorwat·
So @ryancohen This is the part where we sell our $EBAY for a cool billion dollars and let $EBAY dump while $GME hauls tits and than we'll just buy it outright Right?
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Carissa@njoyzgrl81·
Dear America, We’re more than bourbon trails, Derby racing and Corvettes. We are the Kentuckians who got rid of Mitch and Massie. You’re welcome, Kentuckians 🙌🏽
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