Updated Glyph Procedure

After optimizing my glyph procedures, here's where things stand these days. This process really only requires Quick Auctions 3 to run, although I also use the other addons I've talked about for other things (like AuctionLite to buyout masses of herbs, etc).

Note that some processes need to be set up properly. Specifically, you cannot post glyphs until you've set up item groups in QA3. So, the first time you do this, skip the Cancel-repost step (since you don't have anything to cancel) and shoot straight for "Examine the state of the AH". Carry out the setup instructions the first time, and then after that you just have to remember to add any novel glyphs to the glyph item group.

I will cover my QA3 posting settings in a later post.

Cancel and repost all my standing auctions

• Open the auction interface, go to the Auctions tab. Hit the "cancel" button, wait for QA3 to scan all my auctions
• Hit the "cancel undercut" button when the scan is complete
• Wait for all the auctions to cancel (this locks certain UI interactions, which is pretty annoying - don't do it while you're queued for a random)
• Head to the mailbox, and use QA3's "open all" button to get all the mail. With "Auto Recheck Mail" selected in the QA options, it will refresh your mailbox every 60 seconds and continue checking.
• Catch up on my internets. You get 50 mail per cycle, so if there's 1000 auctions canceled, that's 20 minutes of AFK. Good time to watch Rocketboom or chat or whatever.

Bonus: sometimes I'll use my "cancelshort" macro to cancel all my auctions that will expire in 12 hours or less. If I know this is the only time I'll do it today, it's worth canceling them too.

Sometimes, it's more than one trip between auctioneer and mailbox. It's handy to have this auction person be a level-1 alt with nothing in his bags but room for glyphs. Luckily, the 32-slot inscription bag is cheap, usually sells for less than 50g per.

Examine the state of the AH

• On the Auctions tab, hit Summary. On that window, hit Glyphs then Get data. Wait.
• Once it's all filled out (you can hit "hide uncraftable glyphs"), scroll around in the list. You can add glyphs to your QA-craft-queue by clicking on them (or right-click to subtract one). I typically shoot for 4 of each of any glyph that is currently selling at 5g or more, and if the glyph is a known fast-seller, I'll make more.
• Log out and head over to the glypher toon

Make glyphs

• If you've got skillet installed, you need to open the original skill glyphing interface by shift-clicking on the inscription skill.
• Put a lot of ink of the sea in your bags, have lots of free space too.
• Hit the QA button on the glyph interface to display your queue.
• Go talk to the ink seller in Dalaran. On the original skill interface, QA3 adds a "buy" button that will buy the inks you need to make whatever's in your queue.
• Do the same thing with the parchment vendor.
• Clicking on a glyph in your craft queue will create it. Do this a lot.

Setup to send glyphs

• In the QA config setup, go to Item Groups. Add a group called glyphs (or whatever).
• In the new glyph item group, click on the "add items" tab. Add all the glyphs you currently have in inventory, you can do this quickly by typing "glyph" in the box.
• Note- you'll need to do that over and over whenever you get a new glyph you haven't made before. QA3 will only post items you've specifically added to item groups.
• Under the Auto Mailer tab, create a new auto mailer target with your auctioneer alt's name. Don't mistype it.
• Double-check that you didn't mistype your auctioneer alt's name.
• Do it one last time.
• Under your triple-checked bank alt in Auto Mail, in the Add Items tab, click the Glyphs button to add the whole group.
• You can do a similar setup with herbs, but in reverse. I have auto-mail set up so it sends herbs all to my glypher and glyphs to my auctioneer. Any little bit helps.
  

Mail Glyphs

• Go to the mailbox and open the mail window. Click the "auto mail" check box and watch all your glyphs get mailed to your auctioneer alt.
• Once it's done, uncheck the box. I don't like leaving that active, makes me nervous.
  
• Log over to your auctioneer alt

Post New Glyphs

• Open all your mail and post your new glyphs the same way you reposted your canceled glyphs.
  
• Remember that glyphs will only post if they're added to the actual glyph item group.

Super secret bonus section: macro for canceling auctions less than 12 hours. That bolded 3, if reduced to 2 or 1, would change the time cutoff to medium or short.

/script local o="owner" p=GetNumAuctionItems(o) i=p while (i>0) do local _,_,c,_,_,_,_,_,_,b,_,_=GetAuctionItemInfo(o,i) t=GetAuctionItemTimeLeft(o,i) if((c>0)and(b==0)and(t<=3))then CancelAuction(i) end i=i-1 end