Monday, June 14, 2010

Buffett Lunch Sells for Record $2.63 Million; Winner Anonymous - BusinessWeek

Buffett Lunch Sells for Record $2.63 Million; Winner Anonymous - BusinessWeek: "By Andrew Frye and Dakin Campbell

June 12 (Bloomberg) -- Warren Buffett’s lunch auction rose to a record of $2.63 million in the 11th annual charity fundraiser.

That’s about 24 percent higher than the previous record, set in 2008 when hedge-fund manager Zhao Danyang of Hong Kong paid $2.11 million. The chance to have lunch with the celebrated billionaire investor drew nine bidders and 77 bids, according to EBay Inc. The online auction started June 6 and ended at 10:30 p.m. New York time yesterday."

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