/signed regarding the OP's suggestion.

Regarding the "Outrider's Flight Jacket" in the cartel market... With no Trenchcoat options for my gunslinger, I was eager to find something rare and kewl in game that might separate me from the rest of the crowd. I hate capes, and the poofy longcoat wouldn't do. Now, the vest model isn't really bad (poofy collar aside). I actually found this item on the GTN pre-1.5 maybe a couple months back in game thanks to a fellow player that had been hanging onto it for some time (from the lower levels). Now, dark brown and green I can handle, but the mustard scarf was a little blah. But, I made it work and got kind of comfortable with using it as my 'unique' PvP chest. The only other colors I've seen for it in custom are pink and light blue (seriously?), so I figure it could be much worse. Now, with the Cartel Market on its way and more options to choose from, i find.......... the exact same rare jacket??? Don't get me wrong, I don't care that other people have a chance to use something different or that it's no longer somewhat unique. What bugs me is that it's just a pre-existing model with no color variations from the original. My suggestion? First and foremost, let us custom modify the colors of our own gear. Sometimes a gear model works, but the colors are unreal. Now, assuming that isn't an option soon to be available, what about allowing us to custom-select the colors for the cartel gear we buy? Again, I'd prefer being able to change the gear directly even at cost, but if that doesn't work, let us select colors before we buy and then have the custom piece placed in our inventory. I'd love for all purchases to be legacy-bound so that we can freely trade them between characters on the same account, too. Hopefully you see where I'm going with this. We're already expecting to see an explosion of carbon-copy gear at launch, because frankly most of us are tired of looking the same. Giving us color options would make a huge difference, and perhaps make the cartel gear purchases even more popular. Give us customization, sell dye kits, whatever works.. but please do something.

The agent's TD-07A Scorpion Jacket, the trench coat without the high collar. Seriously ... THIS! It's the exact same trenchcoat as worn by the security vendor, and also the gunslinger in the intro movie. I was forlorn when I found out only agents get the real trenchcoat and I have to deal with a cross between the lead-lined coat in Bladerunner and a life-preserver. It should be available in several shades of brown and black. I realize that the high-inflated collars and occasional fur lining on some of the regular longcoats must have been a bid for retro-chic meets the classic 80's Used Sci-Fi look that Lucas was going for, but for many of us it just falls short of the real deal. I swear the security vendor is poking fun of me when I'm not looking. If only I could incapacitate him and steal his duds when no one else is looking....

Elegant Modified Blaster Pistol (On TORHEAD): http://http://tor.zamimg.com/torhead/uploads/screenshots/14565.jpg Definitely doesn't match the icon.