Reputation Items immediately consumed

I really hope that this is not intended because this is just really stupid. For instance on my first visit to Iokath I got several tokens from the story and I was actually maxed before completing the weekly in the area. Meaning that my purple token went to waste when I could have kept it for the next week. I can't see any reason for this to be intended.

I am sure it is intended and you will not like the most obvious reason for the change:

They changed it in order to slow down your reputation gain to make you work for it over a longer period of time and not "cheat" by using the saved up rep items during another week. That is also why the newer reputation items after the change (Ossus and especially Dantooine, Onderon) have a lower value compared to the older ones in exchange for a higher overall reputation cap. So you need more time and effort to increase your reputation rank for those.

Additionally, the now 4 and soon to be 5 major conquest events cycle not only with each other but also with minor events in between. When the swoop racing event comes out, probably in late summer/early autumn, the same major event will only come back every 10 weeks and you will only be able to earn the reputation cap during that one week it is out.

My main issue with this is that I have maxed out the CZ-198 reputation entirely, gull on campion hero whatever iti s. so shouls I get the credits for those rep tokens ? if not, why are they instantly wasted when I used to be abel to sell them ?

You are supposed to get credits automatically, so it has been said. Keep meaning to check it out myself, but keep forgetting. Some people have said they get credits, some saay they don't. Next time you are handing them in, check your credits, and see if it changes

Also, I agree with all those saying the auto feature sucks. Especially if you've maxed your weekly, but still have moreto hand in.

Its not 100 percent. I still get the occasional item appearing in my inventory. Usually its like Republic/Empire reputation on Iokath or one off the Onslaught planets. Oh on Voss too.

Used to be if you were maxed you could set the objects to vendor for a few credits.

It is 100% as far as reputation quest rewards are concerned. What you are describing are random drops from enemies in the reputation quest area.