I have a Jedi Consular / Shadow that I've started, only level 33 right now. It's my first toon, and I really like the class so far. I've recently been able to sell a lot of stuff in the GTN and came into a lot of credits. My first reaction was to by the most expensive coolest looking mount, but I probably should be saving my credits for end game equips. I have about 13m in credits, and I'm not sure if this is considered a LOT or like a good amount to just get started. I'm still pretty noob. I want to be able to do DPS for my shadow mainly, is there any advise or ideas of how I can get started on end game equips? I've googled a lot for guides, but they don't really explain in detail which are the best items you can have or the best crafting materials I can use. Any advise would be appreciated!

I've been playing less than a week, and usually only check forums when I can't get into the game. I spent an hour googling first though try to find a fix thinking it was just me. lol Now I've spent my time picking out a cutie for a forum avatar, cheesy yoda quote for my signature. Setting up the security key, and of course now my game loads. yay