An anonymous bidder won a weeklong charity auction on eBay that ended May 14, paying $9 million for lunch with investor Warren Buffett, NBA star Stephen Curry, and entrepreneur Ayesha Curry [1, 2].
The lunch will be held June 24 in Omaha, Nebraska. The winner can bring up to seven guests to join Buffett and the Currys at the event [1, 2].
Proceeds from the winning bid will go to two charities: the GLIDE Foundation and Eat. Learn. Play. Buffett will match the $9 million bid for each charity, doubling the total donation to approximately $27 million [1, 2].
GLIDE is a San Francisco nonprofit focused on poverty, homelessness, and substance abuse support. Eat. Learn. Play. is a charity aimed at improving children's wellness. Ayesha Curry is known as an entrepreneur and advocate against childhood hunger, while Stephen Curry is a four-time NBA champion and two-time MVP [2].
Buffett has a long history with the Glide Foundation, raising about $53.2 million from 21 charity auctions between 2000 and 2022. His estimated remaining fortune is $143.5 billion [2].
The winning bidder’s identity was not disclosed. The auction attracted wide attention during its weeklong run on eBay ending May 14. The June lunch will offer a rare opportunity to meet Buffett, the celebrated investor, alongside one of basketball’s biggest stars and his wife [1, 2].
