They've posted terms of sale promising not to do that. It's possible that they're committing fraud by taking money under false pretenses, but I'm guessing not. They're well-known people with good reputations and a team of lawyers advising them.

Oh for sure, I'm not investing in them because as a developer I'm not looking for ethers, especially not at such a price level when developers ought to be able to develop on a testnet for free. My decision has nothing to do with the extent I trust them to be honest, there's absolutely no indication that they're dishonest.

I just wanted to say that the fact something is on the blockchain is meaningless in and of itself because at near zero-cost you can create trades with yourself. That doesn't mean I'm saying they do this or implying it. Again, no reason for me to suspect it, just arguing the point it's possible.

You can develop on the testnet for free right now. The ether currently for sale are for the production network, and won't be available until launch.

Luckily, no one has yet come up with a currency that allows for anonymous online purchases, so there's no way they could do this without being caught.

/s