OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Latest on the winning bid for a lunch with investor Warren Buffett (all times local):
10:30 p.m.
An anonymous bidder has offered more than $3.3 million to win a private lunch with legendary investor Warren Buffett.
The online auction that raises money for the Glide Foundation’s work to help the homeless in San Francisco ended Friday night on eBay with a winning bid falling just short of the previous record.
The record price of $3,456,789 that auction winners paid in 2012 and 2016 remains the most expensive charity item ever sold on eBay.
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11 a.m.
The price of a private lunch with investor Warren Buffett could set another record this year because the bidding is already over $3 million.
The online auction that raises money for the Glide Foundation’s work to help the homeless in San Francisco wraps up Friday night at 9:30 p.m. CDT.
The record price of $3,456,789 that auction winners paid in 2012 and 2016 remains the most expensive charity item ever sold on eBay.
Buffett has raised more than $26 million for the Glide Foundation through these annual auctions over the past 18 years. Bidders continue to pay high prices for the chance to talk with the renowned investor and philanthropist who leads Nebraska-based Berkshire Hathaway, and the event raises a significant part of Glide’s $20 million annual budget.
Buffett supports Glide because of the remarkable work the charity does to help people. His first wife, Susie, introduced him to Glide after she volunteered there.
