オンラインマーケットプレイスのeBayは、英国で高額なトレーディングカードを対象とした真贋保証サービスを導入しました。このプログラムは、500ポンド以上の対象商品に対して専門家による鑑定を提供するものです。
このサービスは2026年5月6日よりebay.co.ukにて順次開始されました。対象となるのはトレーディングカードゲーム、スポーツカード、およびスポーツ以外のカードで、6月までには全対象商品が網羅される見込みです。対象となる出品には青い真贋保証バッジが表示され、本プログラムはeBay Liveを通じた購入にも適用されます。
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Updating its unsolicited bid announced earlier on May 4, GameStop has disclosed a 5% economic stake in eBay while proposing a $55.5 billion non-binding acquisition at $125 per share in cash and stock. Funding includes $9.4 billion in cash and liquid investments—featuring $368 million in bitcoin—and up to $20 billion in financing, prompting questions over the retailer's cryptocurrency future.
GameStop announced on April 14, 2026, that its digital Power Packs trading card platform will become available to the general public starting April 15. The service features randomized packs of PSA-graded Pokémon TCG cards across multiple price tiers. Previously limited, the platform expands access following a beta phase.
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GameStop has officially bid $56 billion to buy eBay, a company four times its size. CEO Ryan Cohen announced the unsolicited offer on Sunday night, proposing $125 per share in a half-cash, half-stock deal. The move aims to combine GameStop's retail presence with eBay's online marketplace amid the retailer's pivot to collectibles like Pokémon cards.
The latest Pokémon Trading Card Game set, Ascended Heroes, has seen its cards resell at unprecedented prices due to distribution issues and high demand for rare variants. Released partially on January 30, 2026, the set features a record 217 regular cards and 77 ultra-rares, but pull rates for special illustrations remain low. Top cards like Mega Gengar ex SIR are fetching up to $830 on resale markets.
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eBay's board of directors has firmly rejected a $56 billion takeover offer from GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen, describing the proposal as neither credible nor attractive.
The US Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) has stated it will not adopt Europe's PEGI's upcoming changes to age ratings, which incorporate factors like paid random items. ESRB prefers separate labels to avoid confusing parents. PEGI's updates take effect in June.
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The Entertainment Software Association has spoken out against a proposed consumer protection law in California that would require game companies to offer offline versions, patches, or refunds when online services end.