Outlook

Lunch with Warren Buffett auction bids now over $2.3 million

by Mick Weinstein|Published June 6, 2011

Warren Buffett’s lunch auction to benefit a San Francisco charity has drawn a top offer of $1.51 million with four days of bidding remaining, putting the annual fundraiser ahead of last year’s pace.

The weeklong auction on EBay Inc., which began yesterday, has generated at least four bids of more than $1 million, according to the website. Last year, bidding reached $400,100 on the third day and set a record of $2.63 million in the final hours. This year’s auction closes June 10.

Now’s your chance.

Update: As of Thursday, June 9, the top bid has risen to over $2.3 million.

Sources:

“Buffett Lunch Bidding Hits $1.51 Million for Charity, Setting Record Pace” Noah Buhayar, Bloomberg.com 6/6/11 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-06/buffett-lunch-bidding-hits-1-51-million-setting-record-pace.html

eBay auction: http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=290572659660&showauto=true

Photo: Mark Hirschey

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Mick Weinstein

Mick is the Head of Editorial for Covestor, a financial journalist and online content specialist. Prior to joining Covestor, Mick was for five years the Editor in Chief and VP Content at stock market analysis website Seeking Alpha, where he built the editorial function as the site attracted over 3.5 million unique monthly visitors and developed an innovative platform for intelligent stock market discussion. Mick is a graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

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