Will the Charitybuzz auction offer of a coffee date with Tim Cook surpass the $1 million mark? The auction had a smashing start that topped $295,000 (N46.3m) which is more than the site’s previous record bid of $255,000 (N40m) for a chance to spend a day with former US president (and new Twitter user) Bill Clinton.
The Charitybuzz auction has an estimated value of $50,000, notes The Verge, and proceeds will benefit the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights. Whoever wins is allowed to bring one guest and spend between 30 minutes to an hour with Cook at Apple HQ in Cupertino, Calif.
Eighty-six bids were placed in a Charitybuzz auction to meet and have lunch with Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple.
Yeah, that might not have the same ring to it as, say, Steve Jobs (late co-founder and CEO of Apple) would, but Tim Cook is the head of a very powerful company. So why not throw in some spare change to have a bite with the man? Oh, because winning that auction cost just as much as buying a house.
The winner paid a whopping $610,000 (N96.5m) to have 30 to 60 minutes (that’s it!) with Tim Cook at the Cupertino offices. At least proceeds will be going to the RFK Center for Justice and Human Rights.
Congratulations to the person who bid $600,000: the universe just threw you a lifeline.