You make it sound like one can just run over to the department store and pick up an Imperial Crew outfit.
I came to the exact same conclusion a couple days ago though, because I think my TK build is going to take me at least 9 months, maybe more. So I spent the weekend researching this tangent, and I'd be happy to share notes with anyone else who decides to go down this path. It's probably obvious, but the getting started thread over on the IOC forums is the place to start. In particular, their resource list is, and their on-going sales forum.
