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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001104659-05-047997
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051008
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051011
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20051011

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE HOLDINGS CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001057746
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-COMPUTER & COMPUTER SOFTWARE STORES [5734]
		IRS NUMBER:				510379406
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0131

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		103 FOULK ROAD
		STREET 2:		STE 202
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			DE
		ZIP:			19803
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6104308100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		931 MATLACK ST
		CITY:			WEST CHESTER
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19382

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			KIM JAMES J
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001158839

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24603
		FILM NUMBER:		051131756

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1345 ENTERPRISE DRIVE
		CITY:			WEST CHESTER
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			19380
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        <footnote id="F1">The reported shares were disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &quot;Merger Agreement&quot;), dated as of April 17, 2005, among GameStop Corp., GameStop, Inc., GSC Holdings Corp. (&quot;GSC Holdings&quot;), Cowboy Subsidiary LLC, Eagle Subsidiary LLC and the Issuer for $38.15 in cash and .78795 of a share of GSC Holdings Corp. Class A Common Stock for each share of the Issuer. 11,569,100 of the reported shares may have been deemed to be indirectly owned by the reporting person through EB Nevada Inc., which is wholly owned by The Electronics Boutique, Inc., which is jointly owned by the reporting person and members of his family and certain family trusts. EB Services Corporation, which is wholly owned by the reporting person, disposed of one share of the Issuer pursuant to the Merger Agreement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reporting person states that this filing shall not be deemed an admission that such person is for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of the equity securities covered by this statement.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The reported shares were disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement for $38.15 in cash and .78795 of a share of GSC Holdings Corp. Class A Common Stock for each share of the Issuer.  The reported shares were owned jointly and severally by the reporting person and Agnes C. Kim.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">This option, which provided for vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on March 4, 2004, was cancelled in the merger of the Issuer with Eagle Subsidiary LLC pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, in exchange for a cash payment of $778,802, representing the difference between the cash value of a share of the Issuer's common stock as of the effective date of the merger under the Merger Agreement ($63.50 per share) and the exercise price for the option, multiplied by the number of shares for which such option is exercisable held by the reporting person.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the cash value of a share of the Issuer's common stock as of the effective date of the merger was calculated as follows: the cash value of a share of the Issuer's common stock equals the sum of (a) $38.15 and (b) (i) 0.78795 multiplied by (ii) $32.17, representing the average of the closing prices for GameStop Corp's Class A common stock for the ten trading day period ending on October 6, 2005.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">This option, which provided for vesting in three equal annual installments beginning on April 9, 2005, was cancelled in the merger of the Issuer with Eagle Subsidiary LLC pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, in exchange for a cash payment of $686,000, representing the difference between the cash value of a share of the Issuer's common stock as of the effective date of the merger under the Merger Agreement ($63.50 per share) and the exercise price for the option, multiplied by the number of shares for which such option is exercisable held by the reporting person.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>The reporting person may be deemed to be a member of a group that owned in excess of 10% of the outstanding stock of the Issuer. Such group consists of (i) the reporting person, (ii) John T. Kim, as settler, trustee and beneficiary of the John T. Kim Trust of 12/31/87, (iii) David D. Kim, as settler, trustee and beneficiary of the David D. Kim Trust of 12/31/ 87, (iv) Susan Y. Kim, as settler, trustee and beneficiary of the Susan Y. Kim Trust of 12/31/87, (v) Agnes C. Kim, the wife of the reporting person, (vi) EB Nevada Inc. and (vii) The Electronics Boutique Inc. John T. Kim, David D. Kim and Susan Y. Kim are the children of Agnes C. Kim and James J. Kim. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities of the Issuer that were held by the other members of this group, and this statement shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot
;Act&quot;), or for any other reason.</remarks>

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        <signatureName>James J. Kim</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-10-11</signatureDate>
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