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Would you pay millions to have lunch with Warren Buffett?

In this Monday, July 18, 2011, file photo, Warren Buffett is interviewed in the White House Briefing Room in Washington, following a meeting with President Barack Obama. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press)
By Josh Funk Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. – The price of a private lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett may top several million dollars in an online auction to benefit a California homeless charity.

For the 18th year in a row, Buffett is auctioning off a lunch on eBay to raise money for the Glide Foundation, which helps the homeless in San Francisco.

The chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway has raised nearly $24 million through the auctions. Last year’s winner paid $3,456,789, which tied the record set in 2012.

Buffett has praised the charity for the work it does helping people. Buffett became a believer in Glide’s work after his first wife, Susie Buffett, showed him what the group was doing for the poor and homeless.

The bidding ends Friday night.