Highest Bidder

From glitzy to garage-sale, online auctions net big returns for many charities

By Leah Kerkman

The American Red Cross netted more than $800,000 by selling a donated Harley-Davidson motorcycle signed by more than 50 Hollywood celebrities. The Glide Foundation, a church and homeless shelter in San Francisco, fetched more than $250,000 for a lunch with the financial mogul Warren Buffett....

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