£1.8m Buffet lunch breaks eBay record

A lunch with US billionaire investor Warren Buffett has broken the previous record for the most expensive charity item ever sold on eBay. The winning bid of £1.8 million was announced last night after this year's online charity auction ended at 3.30...

A lunch with US billionaire investor Warren Buffett has broken the previous record for the most expensive charity item ever sold on eBay.

The winning bid of £1.8 million was announced last night after this year's online charity auction ended at 3.30 a.m.

The amount beats the £1.4m bid in a previous Buffett lunch auction in 2008.

Robert Chatwani, director of global citizenship for eBay, said it's the "largest ever single auction for charity that's been sold on eBay" in its 15-year history.

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