The Market According To Buffett
(FORTUNE Magazine) – How much would you pay to get close to Warren Buffett? In what must set a new record for business fandom, some admirers were bidding as much as $117 on eBay for a ticket to Berkshire Hathaway's May 1 annual meeting. Determined to ensure access for all, Buffett posted 10,000 tickets on the site, at $2.50 apiece (a bargain, given that one share of Class A stock goes for $93,500). But it's hardly the only time Buffett-mania has reared its head. Below, a sampling of the robust Buffett aftermarket. $16.95 The bestselling Buffett tome $210,000 Buffett's 20-year-old wallet, sold at a charity auction in 1999 $5 Two tickets to Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting $250,100 Lunch with Buffett, sold on eBay in 2003 $100 Dollar bill signed by Buffett, sold at a church auction in Nebraska in 2004 $20 Bobble-head doll, sold on the Omaha Royals' website |
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