If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, would that one person be Julius Assange?

If so, now is your chance. Following in the footsteps of the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett, the Wikileaks editor-in-chief is auctioning off a lunch to raise money for Wikileaks, the controversial whistleblowing Web site.

Bidding started on Monday at eBay at a starting price of GBP 350 ($567); at press time on Wednesday, it had reached GBP 620 ($1,016). The auction closes in five days.

The lunch is being held on July 2 at "one of London's finest restaurants," the eBay description reads. The highest bidder will join seven other unnamed guests to dine with Assange and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek. Afterwards, you'll escort the two to the Frontline Club in London, where they will discuss the impact of Wikileaksbut surely with less disclosure than at a private luncheon.

Buffett's week-long lunch auction raised a record $2.63 million for San Francisco-based charity Gilde, Businessweek reported.

You probably won't find any bids from a Facebook employee or the U.S. government, although it would make for a fascinating luncheon. In May, "the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented." Assange also made waves at the end of last year when he more than 250,000 confidential U.S. embassy cables, causing worldwide diplomatic embarrassment for the U.S. and its allies.

The 39-year-old Australian is currently residing near London, to Sweden where he must answer to allegations of rape and sexual molestation.