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Though, he adds, convincing the counterparty is another matter altogether.

Poonam Goyal covers e-commerce for Bloomberg Intelligence.

eBay has done remarkably well, especially over the last few years.

Maybe, Goyal says, GameStop could help eBay with attracting younger customers.

But while there is some synergy in collectibles and video game sales, when it comes to handbags, watches, autos.

You know, some of the largest categories that eBay competes in, like GameStop, just doesn't have those under its belt.

In general, the less two companies are related to or complement each other, the lower the chance the acquisition will create value, says Professor Paul Neri at the Wharton School.

eBay will get to consider if the offer is worth it.

Then Neri says the board is obligated to at least give it serious consideration.

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A tax gap is the difference between taxes owed and taxes paid.

So if you imagine what everyone would pay if they paid every dollar they were supposed to and then you subtract what they actually pay, that difference is the tax gap.

Well, the big reason is that states simply haven't asked this question or at least haven't required sort of a public-facing analysis of this question.