An anonymous fan of Warren Buffett, world’s fourth richest person, agreed to pay $2.68 million at an online charity auction to have lunch with him.
According to Reuters, the winning bid came in the closing seconds of the five-day eBay auction that drew 41 bids.
It was, however, lower than the record $3,456,789 bid in similar auctions in 2012 and 2016.
The money will go to Glide, a San Francisco charity which provides food, health care and other services to the less privileged.
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The successful bidder alongside seven friends will dine with Buffett at the Smith & Wollensky steak house in Manhattan.
Buffet has held 18 similar auctions annually for Glide and has reportedly raised about $26.3 million.
“We are very delighted and proud that Mr. Buffett has for years made sure that he participates,” Cecil Williams, 87, co-founder of Glide, was quoted as saying.
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Buffett, 86, is worth $76.2 billion according to Forbes magazine.
