I think it's proper selfish, me. How people who currently own the CE absolutely DEMAND that no-one else is able to pay less to get certain aspects of the CE. I'm a CE owner, I paid the original $150, and I don't give a toss how much anyone else paid.
Why is it unfair on us that other people get to be happy, too? We've paid the money, we can't get it back, why can't other people be as happy as us, with a set of Imperial Trooper gear that they've bought from.. I dunno, the Cartel Market? Just what the heck is wrong with that, other than the fact that we seem to feel EXCLUSIVELY entitled to a piece of armour that realistically should be available to every single member of the Empire!
Imperial Trooper Armour for the Cartel Market, I say! Let the commoners play as soldiers, too!
Oh, and for the OP - Some people do sell JUST the code, but that's reeeeally rare. Hope, and pray, that BioWare see sense and make Imperial Armour readily available for those of us that want to play as soldiers!