$ 19 million!"Buffett Lunch" auction record

An anonymous buyer a few days ago with the opportunity to take a lunch with famous American investors Voron Buffett to set a record of the highest auction of the "Buffett lunch" auction. This is the last time to host the "Buffett Lunch" auction.

According to Agence France -Presse reports on the 18th, the auction was opened on the Yibei website on the 12th, with a starting price of $ 25,000, and eventually sold slightly higher than 19 million US dollars on the 17th. Buyers will invite up to 7 people to have lunch with Buffett with Buffett restaurants in Smith -Valences in New York City. The previous highest record of nearly 4.6 million US dollars was sold in 2019.

According to the Associated Press, Buffett said that this year is the last opportunity to take a lunch with him.

On May 5, 2018, in the city of Omaha, Nebraska, the chairman of the board of directors of Berkshire -Hathaway, Wallen Buffett (second from the first left) was interviewed by the media before the opening of the shareholders' meeting. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Yingwang

The auction was launched by Buffett's late wife Susan in 2000 and held once a year, but in 2020 and 2021, it was canceled due to the new crown epidemic. The auction was used to fund the San Francisco Grald Foundation, and it has been donated to this charity $ 53 million. The agency provided help for groups such as homeless people, poor people, etc. Susan was a volunteer here.

Buffett will usher in the 92nd birthday in August. Agence France -Presse quoted the Forbes website data report that Buffett's total value was about $ 117 billion in March this year.

Source: Xinhua News Agency

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