Any reasonable person could see this was a ridiculous clown show, put on by the ridiculous clown show meme stock company.
I mean they make a good point -- ebay isn't a serious company anymore. It really needs someone with a vision to rebuild it. That its limping along and executives are essentially bleeding a previously valuable internet asset dry is kind of sad.
"Half stock, half cash": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxD-KGsvPI0
(I couldn't believe myself at first seeing things like these happening and this clip in particular, how does one get millions of dollars for such an disastrously wild interview to me feels quite off to me)
This movie isn't over yet. We'll have to wait and see if GameStop goes full 80's on them with a hostile takeover attempt.