If you would like to go to lunch with Warren Buffett and 7 of your friends, it will cost you over $450,000 and that is just in the first 18 hours of bidding for a 7 day eBay auction.You can see the auction here.
This is the chance of a lifetime to experience first hand the one-and-only Warren Buffett. As CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, Mr. Buffett is famed for his strikingly successful investment strategies and is as well known for his personal integrity as his business savvy. He is, quite simply, a legend, and he will sit down with you and up to seven of your friends for lunch.
Value: Priceless Donated by: Warren Buffett
Alan Stillman, Chairman and CEO of the nationally renowned Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group, has generously agreed to contribute $10,000 to Glide for the privilege of hosting the lunch at the Smith & Wollensky restaurant in New York, on a date selected by Mr. Buffett and the winning bidder.
100% of the proceeds from the winning bid will benefit the Glide Foundation, one of the most comprehensive service providers working with the poor and homeless in San Francisco. Mr. Buffett will sit down with the highest bidder and up to seven of your friends for lunch in New York. A mutually agreed upon date and time for the lunch will be selected by Mr. Buffett and the winning bidder. All bidders must pre-qualify. Bidding starts at $25,000.
Reuters is reporting that the high bidder is Mohnish Pabrai, an Irvine, California investor who has bid unsuccessfully for the lunch for years.
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