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An anonymous bidder offered more than $ 4.5 million ($ 6.9 million) for a private luncheon with billionaire investor Warren Buffett, beating the previous record of nearly $ 3.5 million set in 2012 and 2016.
An online auction that raised funds for the work of the Glide Foundation for the Homeless in San Francisco ended Friday (Saturday NZT) on eBay with a winning bid of US $ 4,567,888 .
It's the twentieth year that Berkshire Hathaway's CEO in Omaha has been participating in the expensive lunch auction, giving the winner a chance to meet the famous investor and philanthropist.
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Warren Buffett is a renowned investor and philanthropist.
The auction starts at $ 25,000 and the auction has only been completed once at less than $ 2 million since 2010. Buffett has raised nearly $ 30 million for this organization over the years.
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The winning bidder and up to seven friends can dine with Buffett at Smith & Wollensky in New York.
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