This is the response i received from Gear.com. I had no trouble reaching him from the address provided
[email protected].
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We have taken the website down because we feel it is getting too
>dangerous to do business using a website. The US governments
>"Patriot Act" to catch terrorists makes it all too easy for
>governmental agencies to monitor and find out too much information
>from websites. they get free reign to tap phones, monitor websites
>and hack emails..so we are just taking away the easiest method they
>have at their disposal.
>
>We shut down the website... but we are still going stronger than
>ever!