Tradeing a g4 for a heritage 2 at the local dealer

I totally agree with Doug, Will & Alphonse on this one. That dealer is crazy thinking he can get you to trade a newer Kirby G4 for a Heritage II AND get you to pay extra cash! At the most, he should be doing a straight-up trade.

Here's what I would do....for starters, if all you want the Heritage II for is so you can have a Kirby with attachments, then just buy a set of attachments for your G4. But if you really just have your heart set on a Heritage II & prefer it over the G4....go back to the dealer & tell him in no uncertain terms you think he's being unfair asking you to pay extra when he's getting a newer Kirby that's 10 years newer. Tell him that you will ONLY do a straight-up trade, or no deal. If he calls you on your bluff & doesn't give you the deal, then walk out & sell your G4 on Craigslist, Kijiji or Ebay. Then go buy yourself a Heritage II, & then go back to the dealer & tell him you got a Kirby elsewhere & maybe next time he ought to re-think how he negotiates with customers, & that's why he lost a sale.

Rob


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Post# 329734 7/20/2015 at 16:57 (3,199 days old) by Vacuumdude (Spokane WA)
Checkrate/Likes So what I want to know is they want 160 something and I got a nice clean g4 with almost a complete attachment attachment set he said he cant do a straight trade but he can work with me how much should I give extra?

Post# 329737 , Reply# 1 7/20/2015 at 17:27 (3,199 days old) by kirbyvacuum (Long Island New York)
Checkrate/Likes Keep your g3 that is a very nice machine.Their a lots of HERITAGES ON e-bay for a good price check it out DOUG

Post# 329739 , Reply# 2 7/20/2015 at 17:37 (3,199 days old) by sptyks (Skowhegan, Maine)
Checkrate/Likes What's the condition of the Heritage II? Is it all shined up with a complete attachment set? If so, then it could be worth $160 or more because it is considered vintage which is over 30 years old. The G4 is still considered a contemporary vacuum and worth less.

Post# 329742 , Reply# 3 7/20/2015 at 18:15 (3,199 days old) by Miskini (Northville, Michigan )
Checkrate/Likes I agree with the first reply. Check craigslist, and eBay. Don't pay over $80.

Post# 329750 , Reply# 4 7/20/2015 at 19:28 (3,199 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)
Checkrate/Likes just because it's considered vintage doesn't mean it's worth much. heritage II's are still a dime a dozen and even polished with basic attachments i wouldnt pay more than $40 for something like that. i paid $20 at a thrift store for mine

Post# 329838 , Reply# 5 7/22/2015 at 12:11 (3,197 days old) by Vacuumdude (Spokane WA)
Checkrate/Likes *IGuess I will keep it...* Can any one donate to me some attachments for it?

Post# 329864 , Reply# 6 7/22/2015 at 16:18 (3,197 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)
Checkrate/Likes *Dax* I totally agree with Doug, Will & Alphonse on this one. That dealer is crazy thinking he can get you to trade a newer Kirby G4 for a Heritage II AND get you to pay extra cash! At the most, he should be doing a straight-up trade. Here's what I would do....for starters, if all you want the Heritage II for is so you can have a Kirby with attachments, then just buy a set of attachments for your G4. But if you really just have your heart set on a Heritage II & prefer it over the G4....go back to the dealer & tell him in no uncertain terms you think he's being unfair asking you to pay extra when he's getting a newer Kirby that's 10 years newer. Tell him that you will ONLY do a straight-up trade, or no deal. If he calls you on your bluff & doesn't give you the deal, then walk out & sell your G4 on Craigslist, Kijiji or Ebay. Then go buy yourself a Heritage II, & then go back to the dealer & tell him you got a Kirby elsewhere & maybe next time he ought to re-think how he negotiates with customers, & that's why he lost a sale. Rob