• 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.
  • 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.

Allen from Reptile Kingdom, in New Jersey, Beware

I only read the first ten pages or so but my advice to you guys he has sent bad checks to is file criminal charges, writing bad checks is a criminal offense, he may be in a differant state but Id still try, in IL writing a bad check and not making good on it is a felony, once you file charges there will be a court date set, most likely he wont show, if that happens there will be a warrent issued for his arrest, make sure that warrent finds its way to NJ police

also if your going to file charges do NOT take partial payment in anyway shape or form, if he owes you $500 do NOT take a $50 check cash it with the promise of another $50 check every month till its paid off, the reason I say that is once you enter into a payment agreement and take a partial payment in most places the criminal system will no longer intervine, if all he ever sends you is that first payment and nothing else in most places thats it your screwed, from there it becomes a civil matter its no longer a criminal matter since youve entered into an agreement

anyway hope that helps
 
classic dumb, are you kiddin me why dont you just tell him flat out to screw me. i cant believe you just wrote that. now he knows how to jerk me around. you really are true to your screen name dumb a$$. :confused: :confused: :confused:
 
well allen is making an effort to right things..... he [email protected] wrote:
Chris, i sent you $400 via paypal just now. It was sent from my wife's account. It was all the extra money we had available in our personal account until i can transfer some money. I wanted to send you something to show some good faith. Tomorrow i have to go out of town for two days and i didn't want to not send anything and have you think it is more excuses. I truly am not a thief or a liar and will get you paid. I hope you can take this deposit of a sign of good faith and allow me a few days, as you said this morning on the phone to send over the balance.

Thanks

Allen

i hope this can continue until both parties involved are happy, to be continued.........
 
memnoch1970 said:
classic dumb, are you kiddin me why dont you just tell him flat out to screw me. i cant believe you just wrote that. now he knows how to jerk me around. you really are true to your screen name dumb a$$. :confused: :confused: :confused:
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Chris do yourself a favor and reread the post... Nowhere does he show a blueprint for screwing you over..
 
memnoch1970 said:
classic dumb, are you kiddin me why dont you just tell him flat out to screw me. i cant believe you just wrote that. now he knows how to jerk me around. you really are true to your screen name dumb a$$. :confused: :confused: :confused:
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what are you talking about?

If he sends a 50.00 check, you dont accept and cash it. you send it right back.
 
memnoch1970 said:
classic dumb, are you kiddin me why dont you just tell him flat out to screw me. i cant believe you just wrote that. now he knows how to jerk me around. you really are true to your screen name dumb a$$. :confused: :confused: :confused:
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Dude, you are way out of line.

Jason is giving you good advice on how NOT to let Al jerk you around.

Take a step back and re read what he posted. You should be thanking him, not cussing him out.
 
memnoch1970 said:
well allen is making an effort to right things..... he [email protected] wrote:
Chris, i sent you $400 via paypal just now. It was sent from my wife's account. It was all the extra money we had available in our personal account until i can transfer some money. I wanted to send you something to show some good faith. Tomorrow i have to go out of town for two days and i didn't want to not send anything and have you think it is more excuses. I truly am not a thief or a liar and will get you paid. I hope you can take this deposit of a sign of good faith and allow me a few days, as you said this morning on the phone to send over the balance.

Thanks

Allen
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Considering what Jason posted about partial payments, I'd suggest you send that money back.
 
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monkeywrench133 said:
Considering what Jason posted about partial payments, I'd suggest you send that money back.
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I think he allready agreed to accept this as a down payment on a "good faith" efffort.
 
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memnoch1970 said:
well allen is making an effort to right things..... he [email protected] wrote:
Chris, i sent you $400 via paypal just now. It was sent from my wife's account. It was all the extra money we had available in our personal account until i can transfer some money. I wanted to send you something to show some good faith. Tomorrow i have to go out of town for two days and i didn't want to not send anything and have you think it is more excuses. I truly am not a thief or a liar and will get you paid. I hope you can take this deposit of a sign of good faith and allow me a few days, as you said this morning on the phone to send over the balance.

Thanks

Allen

i hope this can continue until both parties involved are happy, to be continued.........
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You agreed to a partial payment after all you said here the last couple days? :eek: Dude if he is going to jack you its ONLY because you let him
 
it was kind of a weird coincedence, that i got that payment, and saw that post. but the paypal deposit was in there two hours before the post on here. so i guess i owe dum an apology. but you did pretty much tell him how to get out of prosecution. :shrug01: :shrug01: :shrug01: anyway im giving allen the chance to make things right. and i will post the good with the bad. im hoping for the best. i truly believe hes tryin to do right. will see soon enough. :yesnod:
 
Well, Al is reading this thread right now. So if he didn't know he was screwing Chris by sending that partial payment, he does now.

I'd imagine paypal will let you refuse a payment, so that's what I'd strongly advise Chris to do.
 
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memnoch1970 said:
it was kind of a weird coincedence, that i got that payment, and saw that post. but the paypal deposit was in there two hours before the post on here. so i guess i owe dum an apology. but you did pretty much tell him how to get out of prosecution. :shrug01: :shrug01: :shrug01: anyway im giving allen the chance to make things right. and i will post the good with the bad. im hoping for the best. i truly believe hes tryin to do right. will see soon enough. :yesnod:
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HELLO he was telling everyone how NOT to be ripped off by accepting a payment agreement with Allen.News flash you just DID what he was telling you not to :rolleyes: .I guess you like $400 instead of the WHOLE AMOUNT OWED to you :eek:
 
memnoch1970 said:
so i guess i owe dum an apology. but you did pretty much tell him how to get out of prosecution.
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Chris, you owe Jason an apology, not "buts" about it. What he posted is general knowledge. I'd imagine Al knew about that loophole looooong before Jason posted about it.
 
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monkeywrench133 said:
Well, Al is reading this thread right now. So if he didn't know he was screwing Chris by sending that partial payment, he does now.

I'd imagine paypal will let you refuse a payment, so that's what I'd strongly advise Chris to do.
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Its his own fault for not reading everything BEFORE he fired of on people
 
joepythons said:
HELLO he was telling everyone how NOT to be ripped off by accepting a payment agreement with Allen.News flash you just DID what he was telling you not to :rolleyes: .I guess you like $400 instead of the WHOLE AMOUNT OWED to you :eek:
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Funny how the hostile attitude changed with 400.00
 
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monkeywrench133 said:
Chris, you owe Jason an apology, not "buts" about it. What he posted is general knowledge. I'd imagine Al knew about that loophole looooong before Jason posted about it.
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I agree! I find it very weird that he sent the money then said he was leaving BUT he is reading everything here :rolleyes: .
 
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Serafim said:
Funny how the hostile attitude changed with 400.00
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Yea he went back to jumping on the members here and being all kissy kissy wanting to give Allen a chance :rolleyes:
 
settle down people no money was accepted, its still in the paypal account. im not going to accept it, its to risky jasons right. does anyone know how that works? can you leave money in the account like in limbo, or does it need to be refused. hmmmm.
 
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memnoch1970 said:
settle down people no money was accepted, its still in the paypal account. im not going to accept it, its to risky jasons right. does anyone know how that works? can you leave money in the account like in limbo, or does it need to be refused. hmmmm.
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Hold on NOW you are being all nice to the members here again :rolleyes: .It would not shock me if no one answered your question.
 
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