I think people completely misunderstood his intention behind the performance award.
Good for you, @ryancohen!
I think people misunderstood the purpose of the award. My interpretation is that it was meant to incentivize GameStop to reach a $100 billion valuation within a meaningful timeframe. Reaching that target 20 years from now is very different from reaching it in 5 years. The sooner the goal is achieved, the more valuable and meaningful the award becomes.
Also, dilution reduces Ryan Cohen’s ownership percentage just like it does every other shareholder’s. He doesn’t benefit from dilution itself, so he has an incentive to create value without unnecessary dilution.
@PhantomBlack699 Opposition: Ryan Cohen, work your magic!
Ryan Cohen open the way for real magic happen.
Opposition: oh no, that’s real magic. We want the unreal magic.
@heydomoshi@ryancohen I’m surprised this is not something closely watched by stockholders.
That’s what got me to GameStop: Ryan Cohen‘s own investment into the company.
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He was a primary decision-maker during spirits bankruptcy in 2025
I got in around March 2022.
I was told that since before that people were saying that in order to sustain them the value up, he would have to work on it for about five years. 2027 was my deadline to start thinking about some changes if nothing happened.
You just gotta give him time. He’s entire ecosystem plan does not work without our loyalty. I don’t think he wants to mess it up.
Hang in there
This was one of the best interviews I watched with RC.
I think it’s important to remember that GameStop brings the potential of tens of millions of extremely loyal customers. I don’t play video games, but I go into every GameStop I find in my way and end up always buying something.
I personally haven’t purchased anything on eBay since around 2015, after a phone I bought burned up after just three days of use and it took more than three months to get a refund. I also had a seller account that I used to sell my school textbooks, but it was blocked without reasonable explanation, and reinstatement was not a clear option.
I’ll definitely be ready to give eBay another try after Ryan Cohen is in charge.
GameStop brings 55+ million loyalty accounts created over the years. Yes, many are likely repetitive or inactive accounts, but the loyalty itself is priceless.
GameStop brings loyalty, and that is extremely valuable. It could become a major driver of eBay’s future growth depending on how this evolves over the next few years.
Our loyalty is part of the package.
I don’t think Ryan Cohen is going to compromise that.
How is that for a different perspective?
Try looking at the bigger picture and understand that Ryan Cohen is not the only thing eBay would be getting with this acquisition.
eBay has scale, but very little real customer loyalty.
GameStop brings a loyalty ecosystem that eBay has never really had.
Over 55 million loyalty accounts have been created through GameStop over the years. Yes, many are likely inactive or repetitive accounts, but the loyalty itself is priceless.
That kind of emotional attachment to a brand cannot be manufactured overnight.
eBay has scale. What it lacks is loyalty.
That’s what GameStop brings. We are all coming with it . Ryan Cohen is not the only attractive part of the deal.
GameStop isn’t just a retailer anymore. It built an entire loyalty ecosystem: • 55+ million loyalty accounts over the years - that was the last time I read the numbers and it has been a while.
• one of the most committed retail investor communities in the market • customers emotionally attached to the brand • a collectibles and gaming audience that actually engages daily
Imagine plugging eBay’s marketplace into that ecosystem.
That’s the part people are missing.
eBay has lost quite a few traffic these past years
GameStop brings loyalty and extra traffic.