Bell then reportedly sold his current Stradivarius , the PERSON@1 , for a little more than two million dollars and made the purchase of the PERSON@2 ex PERSON@3 for a little under the four million dollar asking price .

Bell then sold the MISC@1 violin that he had at the time for a little more than two million dollars and bought the PERSON@2 ex PERSON@3 for a little under the four million dollar asking price .
