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minus-squareZedstrian@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up115arrow-down1·3 days agoTo be fair, GameStop has essentially become an overpriced merch retailer.
minus-squareAeronMelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48·3 days agoI’m honestly surprised they haven’t merged with Hot Topic.
minus-squarePeffse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32arrow-down1·3 days agoThey did buy out ThinkGeek, so… very close.
minus-squarejqubed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoGameStop beat out Hot Topic in bidding for ThinkGreek, with a winning bid of $20/share compared to Hot Topic’s bid of $17.50
minus-squareNauticalNoodle@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoI still miss the ThinkGeek of old, back before they even had stores.
minus-squareNauticalNoodle@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agothey did briefly in the late-2010’s. They only sold the most kitschy mass-produced items.
minus-squaretempest@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoSo that’s where that went. I never bought anything but it was fun seeing the items
To be fair, GameStop has essentially become an overpriced merch retailer.
I’m honestly surprised they haven’t merged with Hot Topic.
They did buy out ThinkGeek, so… very close.
GameStop beat out Hot Topic in bidding for ThinkGreek, with a winning bid of $20/share compared to Hot Topic’s bid of $17.50
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I still miss the ThinkGeek of old, back before they even had stores.
They have stores?
they did briefly in the late-2010’s. They only sold the most kitschy mass-produced items.
So that’s where that went.
I never bought anything but it was fun seeing the items