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Lunch With Buffett Sells for $1.68M

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 27, 2009 1:09 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Lunch with Warren Buffett is a little cheaper this year. The anonymous winner of an eBay auction for a steak lunch with the Oracle of Omaha paid $1.68 million, down from last year’s record of $2.1 million. It’s still the second highest bid in the 10-year history of the charity auction, which benefits the homeless in San Francisco. Considering Berkshire Hathaway posted a rare loss this year, the reduction is only fair.

Warren Buffett.
Warren Buffett.   (AP Photo)
Warren Buffett hands out a Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard at a Dairy Queen in Omaha, Neb.
Warren Buffett hands out a Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard at a Dairy Queen in Omaha, Neb.   (AP Photo)
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett eats ice cream at a Dairy Queen.
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett eats ice cream at a Dairy Queen.   (AP Photo)
In this file photo, Warren Buffett chats with a Girl Scout at Dairy Queen.
In this file photo, Warren Buffett chats with a Girl Scout at Dairy Queen.   (Photo: Business Wire)
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