Imperial Fleet Sale On Companion Gifts

[Kiralynn of Rohan]

The vendor Tahoota on the Imperial Fleet is selling various companion gifts that do not list a purchase price (but they do have one). When purchased, they can be bought for cheaper than is intended.  It's a known bug that will be fixed soon.  In the meantime, it is not considered an exploit to buy and use the discounted gifts.  However, it is an exploit to buy stacks of gifts and sell them back for profit.   They must be used.  You can send these gifts to your Republic toons to improve their companions, too.  Enjoy!

[Kiralynn of Rohan]

Useful information from Eric:

 

Characters who Love "The Cheap Gifts" --

---- Imperial Memorabilia – Best value

Arcann, Darth Marr, Elara Dorn, Hemdil Tre, Eckard Lokin, Malavai Quinn, Raina Temple, Shae Vizla, Talos Drellik, Veeroa Denz, Wampa

---- Imperial Memorabelia – Good value

Blizz, Scourge

---- Cultural Artifact – Best value

2V-R8, Ak'ghal Usar, C2-N2, Darth Hexid, Empress Arcina, Jaesa (Light), Khem Val, Lana Beniko, Nadia Grell, Talos Drellik, Vector Hyllus

---- Cultural Artifact – Good value

Ashara Zavros, Blizz, Bowdaar, Risha Drayen, Senya Tirall, T7-O1, Vette, Yuun

 

Bugged and currently broken, Courting gifts may be worth saving some for when they get fixed, though they haven't been fixed in years.

 

477 Rank 5 purple gifts will get you from 1-50 if you have all the influence perks unlocked.

 

This is a tiny fraction of the usual price! A high influence companion makes a huge difference duing solo play. Lana and Senya are valuable to level up because they are used so much during the storyline. Leveling Hexid is useful for bolstering new characters who haven't teamed up with their first companion. You should eventually have 8 companions at influence rank 20 or higher for crafting.