Ryan Cohen’s eBay auctions of collectibles, intended to help fund a bid for the marketplace itself, have drawn accusations that some items came from the former Game Informer vault.
On May 6 Cohen posted links to the listings, which include sealed retro games, statues, a GameStop hat, store carpet, and other memorabilia, each accompanied by a signed copy of his acquisition proposal letter. Frank Cifaldi, founder of the Video Game History Foundation, claimed on Bluesky that several listings appear to have been taken from the legendary Game Informer vault, which held decades of video-game history until GameStop closed the publication in 2024.
