I think if one were to look at the corporate make-up of ebay, one might find various reasons why ebay might use different excuses to avoid spending more money than they could for CS. Just the fact that they have a couple of BOD that represent activist investors, with a definite interest in garnering as much on their investments as possible, could have something to do with it. Shareholders dividends can put a dent in their previous asset accumulation plans and create budget restraints. Multi million dollar annual bonuses and separation costs can also effect the bottom line. Then, there is attempting to set foot into the loans-for-inventory, where they can make money from the interest, that might cost them a few dollars to enter.
Being a multi-faceted, multi-national, global corporation can be expensive and there are priorities. As there are plenty of sellers - and more to come - well, sellers may not be all that high on the food-chain.
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