Ryan Cohen tells us why he's serious about buying eBay — and what he thinks about his viral CNBC interview

"I did not want to be the CEO of GameStop. I want to be the CEO of eBay," Ryan Cohen told Business Insider.

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• GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen said he will continue doing whatever it takes to buy eBay.
• CNBC's skeptical interviewers "misunderstood" his deal math in his now-viral "Squawk Box" appearance, he said.
• The activist investor accused eBay's leadership of poor management. "There's a ton of fat that can be cut."

Ryan Cohen says he never wanted to be CEO of GameStop.