For the 21st time, a millionaire will pay $19 million to have lunch with Warren Buffett, and for the last time, the billionaire will auction a lunch special to benefit a San Francisco charity.
The winning bid at the eBay auction that ended on Friday far exceeded the previous record $4.57 million paid in 2019 by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun.
The money will go to Glide, a nonprofit that helps the poor, homeless, and drug addicts in San Francisco’s Tenderloin area. Glide offers kids food, shelter, HIV and hepatitis C testing, job training, and programs.
This year’s winner has chosen to remain anonymous. An eBay spokesperson said the lunch is the most expensive item sold on the company’s website to benefit charities.
Buffett, 91, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, raised approximately $53.2 million for Glide in 21 auctions that began in 2000.
This year’s auction winner and up to seven guests will meet Buffett at the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in Manhattan.
Buffett will talk about pretty much everything except where he can make his next investment.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; additional reporting by Jahnavi Nidumolu in Bengaluru)
source: Noticias
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