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    I am still waiting on my developer to finish up on the Classifieds Control Panel so I can use it to encourage members into becoming paying members. Google Adsense has become a real burden on the viewing of this site, but honestly it is the ONLY source of income now that keeps it afloat. I tried offering disabling the ads being viewed by paying members, but apparently that is not enough incentive. Quite frankly, Google Adsense has dropped down to where it barely brings in enough daily to match even a single paid member per day. But it still gets the bills paid. But at what cost?

    So even without the classifieds control panel being complete, I believe I am going to have to disable those Google ads completely and likely disable some options here that have been free since going to the new platform. Like classified ad bumping, member name changes, and anything else I can use to encourage this site to be supported by the members instead of the Google Adsense ads.

    But there is risk involved. I will not pay out of pocket for very long during this last ditch experimental effort. If I find that the membership does not want to support this site with memberships, then I cannot support your being able to post your classified ads here for free. No, I am not intending to start charging for your posting ads here. I will just shut the site down and that will be it. I will be done with FaunaClassifieds. I certainly don't need this, and can live the rest of my life just fine without it. If I see that no one else really wants it to survive neither, then so be it. It goes away and you all can just go elsewhere to advertise your animals and merchandise.

    Not sure when this will take place, and I don't intend to give any further warning concerning the disabling of the Google Adsense. Just as there probably won't be any warning if I decide to close down this site. You will just come here and there will be some sort of message that the site is gone, and you have a nice day.

    I have been trying to make a go of this site for a very long time. And quite frankly, I am just tired of trying. I had hoped that enough people would be willing to help me help you all have a free outlet to offer your stuff for sale. But every year I see less and less people coming to this site, much less supporting it financially. That is fine. I tried. I retired the SerpenCo business about 14 years ago, so retiring out of this business completely is not that big if a step for me, nor will it be especially painful to do. When I was in Thailand, I did not check in here for three weeks. I didn't miss it even a little bit. So if you all want it to remain, it will be in your hands. I really don't care either way.

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    Some people have indicated that finding the method to contribute is rather difficult. And I have to admit, that it is not all that obvious. So to help, here is a thread to help as a quide. How to become a contributing member of FaunaClassifieds.

    And for the record, I will be shutting down the Google Adsense ads on January 1, 2025.
  • Responding to email notices you receive.
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    In short, DON'T! Email notices are to ONLY alert you of a reply to your private message or your ad on this site. Replying to the email just wastes your time as it goes NOWHERE, and probably pisses off the person you thought you replied to when they think you just ignored them. So instead of complaining to me about your messages not being replied to from this site via email, please READ that email notice that plainly states what you need to do in order to reply to who you are trying to converse with.

Bad Guy Sheldon Brown & Charles Lowery

Lastly, I am posting the signed trade agreement/contract (one copy before I signed and one copy after I signed). It is worth noting that Sheldon contacted me after signing the document to say that the picture of his snake was not correct. However, I had already printed/signed the doc. He sent me a picture of the correct animal to include in the trade agreement and asked that I send him the contract via a text message picture, because his email was not working (I don't know if I can post text messages, but I will try to figure that out).

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Interesting ... both "Charles" and "Sheldon" have the same phone number.
 
Okay, there's a user here, MonkerZ. He lists his name at Matthew (no last name) and location is Utah. He has a couple old old ads here. One sales ad says, "Call Richard at 847-838-2478".
Another ad says, call "Sheldon" at the same phone number. Here are the links:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117005
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96621

At this site below, you will have to scroll half-way down the page, but you will see old posts about a scammer/thief. He went by the user name MonkerZ. Users/victims were able to get contact info:
"Name : Chuck Lowney
Email : [email protected]
Posted Date: 4/15/2007 12:45:28 AM
Expiration Date : 6/14/2007 12:45:28 AM
Contact Information : 548 Bugle"
Here is that link: http://www.netdoo.com/ninclan/board/YaBB.cgi?board=gen;action=display;num=1194073548

The county website (for Antioch and Round Lake Beach) indicates one address may just be vacant land and the other address has no property records attached to it. Of course, the county website could be incorrect or outdated.
 
Richard S Brown
42395 N Addison Ln
Antioch, IL 60002-8312

(847) 838-2478
Email: [email protected]
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He is also listed in the white pages.

Same address same email that was used.

Sheldon Brown & Charles Lowery


Phone: 244.440.9572
Email: [email protected]
Address:42395 North Addison Lane
Antioch, IL 60002
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Doing a search on Richard some databases list the Richard at that address as 75. Some list early thirties. Wonder if Sheldon is a son or just a alias?
 
LauraB said:
Uses the same "suckermeat@gmail" address
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And doesn't that e-mail addy just say it all? :rolleyes: Laura, you're amazing! If I ever need a PI, I'm hiring you! :D

To the OP, I'm very sorry this has happened to you. :( I'm sure everyone who reads this thread will keep an eye out for your pied.
 
244.440.9572 is a constant busy signal for the past 5 minutes but people answer the 847 #
 
LauraB said:
Okay, there's a user here, MonkerZ. He lists his name at Matthew (no last name) and location is Utah. He has a couple old old ads here. One sales ad says, "Call Richard at 847-838-2478".
Another ad says, call "Sheldon" at the same phone number. Here are the links:
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117005
http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=96621

At this site below, you will have to scroll half-way down the page, but you will see old posts about a scammer/thief. He went by the user name MonkerZ. Users/victims were able to get contact info:
"Name : Chuck Lowney
Email : [email protected]
Posted Date: 4/15/2007 12:45:28 AM
Expiration Date : 6/14/2007 12:45:28 AM
Contact Information : 548 Bugle"
Here is that link: http://www.netdoo.com/ninclan/board/YaBB.cgi?board=gen;action=display;num=1194073548

The county website (for Antioch and Round Lake Beach) indicates one address may just be vacant land and the other address has no property records attached to it. Of course, the county website could be incorrect or outdated.
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That Mathew account "MonkerZ" was posting from Illinois as well. He was never posting from Utah.
 
Fedex tracking shows a pick up in GURNEE, IL for the package
 
WOW everyone! Sorry this is brief, but I'm at work and can't get caught posting ;)

Thanks for everyone's concern.
 
Dennis Hultman said:

Thanks to the wayback machine. It has Chuck's name on it. Now I just need to find the domain history.
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Sheldon's name is all over that website too. I don't have a whois or domain tools paid account to look at the domain registration history or I would see if the address matches Richard Brown's. At this point I don't think it matters. All names have been tied to that address and they share the same last name.
 

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One other tidbit:

An "S. Schultz" signed for my piebald girl; not Sheldon, not Charles...another alias possibly?
 
Interesting, Nick. If you try to go to "www.concrete-saw-blades.com", you end up at CyVon.com. CyVon is owned by Eric Schultz, who is 31 and lives in Antioch, IL.

Someone named Schultz signed for the snake.

From CyVon's site:
"P.O. Box 436
Antioch,IL 60002
Ph. 847 - 380 - 2144
[email protected]"
 
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