Looking for that tricky-to-pick Christmas present for Eye co-conspirator David Vance? Behold, your problem is solved…

The ex-Republican vice presidential candidate is offering dinner as part of a charity auction on eBay for the Ride 2 Recovery program, which supports wounded veterans through cycling programs.

The 10-day auction starts Tuesday. The opening bid for dinner for five with Sarah Palin is $25,000, and organizers say the winner will have to foot the travel bill to meet up with her, which is likely to be in Alaska.

There are nine other celebrity items in the auction, including lunch with former Bush aide Karl Rove. That opening bid is $7,500. By comparison, $2.1 million was paid in 2008 for a lunch with financial guru Warren Buffett.