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<PERIOD>20051008
<FILING-DATE>20051011
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20051011
<ISSUER>
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<CONFORMED-NAME>ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE HOLDINGS CORP
<CIK>0001057746
<ASSIGNED-SIC>5734
<IRS-NUMBER>510379406
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>0131
</COMPANY-DATA>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>103 FOULK ROAD
<STREET2>STE 202
<CITY>WILMINGTON
<STATE>DE
<ZIP>19803
<PHONE>6104308100
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>931 MATLACK ST
<CITY>WEST CHESTER
<STATE>PA
<ZIP>19382
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</ISSUER>
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>KIM AGNES C
<CIK>0001158840
</OWNER-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>4
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>000-24603
<FILM-NUMBER>051131758
</FILING-VALUES>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>1345 ENTERPRISE DRIVE
<CITY>WEST CHESTER
<STATE>PA
<ZIP>19380
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
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    <periodOfReport>2005-10-08</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

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        <issuerName>ELECTRONICS BOUTIQUE HOLDINGS CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ELBO</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerId>
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            <rptOwnerName>KIM AGNES C</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>931 SOUTH MATLACK STREET</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WEST CHESTER</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19382</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>1</isOther>
            <otherText>See Remarks</otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2005-10-08</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>D</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>60</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
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            <transactionDate>
                <value>2005-10-08</value>
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            <transactionCoding>
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                <value></value>
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                    <value>11569100</value>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>0</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <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 in exchange for $38.15 in cash and .78795 of a share of GSC Holdings Class A Common Stock for each share of the Issuer.  The reported shares were owned jointly and severally by the reporting person and James J. Kim.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reported shares were disposed of pursuant to the Merger Agreement in exchange for $38.15 in cash and .78795 of a share of GSC Holdings Class A Common Stock for each share of the Issuer.  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 James J. Kim and certain family trusts.  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 these equity securities.</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) James J. Kim, the husband 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 the reporting person 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 other than the 60 shares of the Issuer that she owned with her spouse, James J. Kim, 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>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Agnes C. Kim</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2005-10-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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