Anonymous Person Bids $3.5 Million For Lunch With Warren Buffett In SF-Area Fundraiser

SAN FRANCISCO -- A 6-day eBay auction for lunch with investor Warren Buffett ended Friday evening with the top bidder paying $3.5 million that will go to benefit people who get help from San Francisco's social service agency GLIDE.

The anonymous bidder paid $3,456,789 by the time the auction bell rang at 7:30 p.m.

"GLIDE is a bridge for thousands of people on the brink of despair, helping them achieve dignity and opportunity by providing them with basic services," Buffett said in a statement. 

The winner and up to seven friends will have lunch with the famous investor and philanthropist at the New York City steakhouse Smith & Wollensky. 

This year's auction is the 17th annual one that has helped raise more than $20 million for GLIDE.

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--Bay City News/Image courtesy of GLIDE