Yeah I had that issue... what funny is I picked up all the green tea or what ever the 86 level herb is in the forrest and some others for cheap 2-3 months ago and still have 2-3 scribes full of ink where I spent 10-15K. I also had a farmer that would sell me fools cap for around 40 gold a stack which is what I was using for card ink. I basically leveled one and then used left over ink to power level the other 3 by using current herbs vice the old stuff.

I gathered a few levels in Cata but I don't have that much time any more.