June 26, 2000 – KISS fans and rock collectors continued their bidding frenzy in Los Angeles, on the Internet and by phone from across the globe for original KISS costumes, stage-played instruments and other tour memorabilia or personal property of the band's originators during the two-day auction sponsored by Greg Manning Auctions and Butterfields, an eBay company. The sale brought more than $1.6 million.

Some of the prices realized....

Sunday:

$86,250 paid for a set of four original KISS costumes on life-size mannequins from the 1977-78 Love Gun/KISS ALIVE II tour depicting Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss in full KISS makeup and complete costumes {lot 1741, est. $75/125,000}

$40,250 paid for an original Gene Simmons KISS axe-form guitar used on the Creatures of The Night Tour, 1983. Case included. {lot 1564, est. $5/7,000}

$34,500 paid for an original Paul Stanley "star" guitar from the Unmasked/European/Australian Tour era, 1980; comes with original black hardshell case. {lot 1610, est. $5/7,000}

$25,875 paid for an original KISS painting of the Love Gun album cover by K.W. Kelly. Also included is a black wood heavy-duty display stand. {lot # 1727, est. $10/15,000}

$20,700 paid for an original Gene Simmons KISS costume on life-size mannequin from the 1975-76 ALIVE! tour. Platform boots included. {lot 1812, est. $20/30,000}

$16,100 paid for an original Paul Stanley KISS costume on life-size mannequin from the 1979 Dynasty Tour. {lot 1685, est. $12/15,000}

$11,500 paid for an original Gene Simmons personally-owned KISS painting of the Destroyer album by artist Ken Kelly. {lot 1789, est. $10/15,000}

Saturday:

$32,200 paid for the complete original Gene Simmons KISS costume worn on the Psycho Circus tour in 1989 consisting of a black leotard, silver spike upper body armor, studded codpiece and seven inch silver and black leather "dragon" platform boots. {lot 1004, est. $8/12,000}

$21,850 paid for an original Gene Simmons custom design Spector electric bass finished in a silver and black pyramid design {lot 1126, est. $5/7,000}

$13,800 paid for an original set of three oil on canvas album cover paintings depicting comic book style caricatures of the KISS band members by Victor Stabin {lot 1025, est. $5/7,500}

$10,350 paid for an original KISS costume worn by Ace Freeley during the Psycho Circus tour {lot 1008, est. $6/9,000}

$9,200 paid for the prototype Gene Simmons axe-form electric bass guitar with Gene Simmons' signature and handwritten notes on enhancements and customizations {lot 1001. est. $5/7,000}