Bidding tops $12.3 million for Warren Buffett charity lunch
2022.06.17 19:11
FILE PHOTO: Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett walks through the exhibit hall as shareholders gather to hear from the billionaire investor at Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s annual shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 4, 2019. REUTERS/Scott
(Reuters) – Someone has bid more than $12.3 million at an online auction to win a final, private lunch with Warren Buffett to benefit a charity that helps the poor, homeless and people battling substance abuse.
The $12,345,678 bid from an unknown bidder far surpasses the previous record $4.57 million that cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun paid in a similar 2019 auction.
Proceeds benefit Glide, a San Francisco nonprofit. This year’s auction on eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) ends at 10:30 p.m. EDT Friday (2:30 a.m. GMT Saturday).
