looks dodgy as hell - as jimmy correctly pointed out, they are using no protection whatsoever; worse than that, the site itself is open to a number of easy attacks. so they're one of:
- idiots, in which case i don't think they would have lasted that long, and won't for very long (judging by its security, its a safe assumption that anyone hacking into their database will get a list of people who have done business with them along with their ips
- scammers doing a quick cash grab
- piggies collecting grower list (makes you wonder how many of the people who got busted here were using the same seedbank)
the seed banks overseas can get away with it because its legal in their country to at least have beans that haven't been germinated. just having the beans is a criminal offense here.
the great australian seedbank has gone into development yesterday though
if the participation there ends up better than the forum, when its finished, you can pick your beans from other growers in oz or in your particular state