Recently traded heirloom not showing up when attempting to retire and heirloom

[hotcobbler]

So, here's my deal, any help would be greatly appreciated.

I recently traded a long hafted blade +1 for a heraldic mail w/ tabard +1. Trade went through just fine, I'm now using it as my default armor. I also have a regular version of the same armor, no need to use it, but I figure I'll keep it around in case I get tired of the heirloom and decide to trade/sell it.

I just hit 31 last night, and want to waste no time before retiring. I was planning on heirlooming my recently acquired armor, to make it +2. However, both my new heirloom and the regular heraldic mail are not showing up as options to heirloom when I go to retire. All of my other items are showing up just fine.

Anyone have a similar problem?

Thanks for your help!

[TurmoilTom]

I had the same problem when I was trying to heirloom my Bec de Corbin. I solved it by getting rid of the non-heirloomed Bec.

[hotcobbler]

Thanks for the heads up, I almost did that, but I heard something about people losing heirlooms that way.

I'll look into it further and give it a try tonight.

[hotcobbler]

Aha! It worked perfectly, just sold the regular item and voila!

Thanks again for your help, this can be locked now if needed.