great job, but will my paycheck clear?

Today, I ran across a new listing for a job with a startup video game company. The ad sounded promising - they are local and the name of their business sounds somewhat "hip" - ensuring that I won't be stuck with a bunch of suits in a stuffy office with no sense of humor. However, I went to call their telephone number to offer my services as a sound designer and graphics person, and found that their phone number has been disconnected.

Now, perhaps the classifieds got the number wrong, but if not, these guys can't even pay their phone bill. What makes me think that their check to me would clear a few weeks later?

This brings me to another gripe of mine - businesses that have the nerve to judge applicants based on how they present themselves when the company's classified ad looked like crap, or had dysfunctional contact numbers. What kind of incentive does that give me to apply? Maybe that's why they need new blood - to clean up their act.