• Posted 12/19/2024.
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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.
  • 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.
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  • Hi, I am interested in your albino 2012 boy. I am looking for a young albino ball male for a pet. I have some het pieds for a breeding project and a few other reptiles. I saw that you said this little guy is very handleable and enjoys human interaction. My husband wants me to keep my new little guy priced at $300. Could you lower the price on him? He would have a great home here. There are some other albino boys at that price shipped on fauna, but I was interested in your little guy because he is beautiful and sounded like he has a good personality. I would need him shipped to Ohio. I have bought on fauna before and know the drill. I can pay with Paypal in full. Please let me know either way so I know if I should continue looking for another little guy. Thanks! -April
    Hey big fella. Kindly leave that RESOLVED forum alone. im tired of gettin emails because you keep posting about stuff that has nothing to do with the issue at hand. Thanks.
    Uh, you are friended, as far as I can tell. Both of our pages list each other as friends.... Where does it say we're not both friended?
    Have a happy and safe 4th of July!!

    Hey Tom how is it going,
    I have a question for you, I want to send you a picture of my new hatchlings to see if you can identify what I actually have, from a male sable to a female spider pairing, please email me and I will reply with the picture.
    [email protected]
    Thanks
    Phil
    Thank you so much again Tom! I am seriously EXTREMELY happy that we worked this out! This type of person that you are really is special in my opinion!
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