"bilking investors?" Gamestop is a mature company in a mature industry w/ 20 years of annual reports, earnings releases, investor calls, SEC filings, etc. There's far more information upon which to make a decision about Gamestop than virtually any IPO, or tons of low-float, low-volume stocks out there. Could easily say you know way more about Gamestop future prospects than Uber, Airbnb, Beyond Meat, plenty more.