US billionaire Warren Buffett’s last charity private lunch sees record US$19 million bid
- A wealthy person has bid US$19 million to eat at a steakhouse with Warren Buffett, 91, in his last such auction for San Francisco charity Glide
- The winning eBay bid easily outdid the previous record of US$4.57 million, paid in 2019 by Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun
A wealthy person has bid a record US$19 million to eat lunch with Warren Buffett, in the 21st and final time that the billionaire businessman auctioned a private lunch to benefit a San Francisco charity.
The winning bid at the eBay auction, which ended on Friday, far surpassed the previous record of US$4.57 million paid in 2019 by cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun.
Proceeds benefit Glide, a non-profit in San Francisco that helps the poor, homeless or those battling substance abuse. Glide offers meals, shelter, HIV and hepatitis C tests, job training and children’s programmes.
This year’s winner chose to remain anonymous. An eBay spokeswoman said the lunch was the most expensive item ever sold on the company’s website to benefit charity.
Buffett, 91, the chairman and chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway Inc, raised about US$53.2 million for Glide in the 21 auctions, which began in 2000 and have included several winners from Asia.