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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.
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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.

Am I wrong here???

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Hi, I am just trying to see if I'm in the wrong here? I was under an agreement to purchase a dragon on the 20th. I was dealing with Dr appointments and everyday life and was not on fauna for about a week. I got on to check my messages and the classifieds to find some messages about my deal and the dragon back up for sale. It's not the 20th yet. I feel bad I couldn't contact for a week but isn't putting a dragon you agreed to sell someone back up for sale before the date just too much? I'm confused!!
 
When it comes to selling animals in this hobby, if no deposit is made the animal is still available. There is alot of window shoppers out there or ppl who think they want a pet but then actually think about it & realize they cant. If you didnt put a deposit down, i dont feel the seller is at any fault. Just my opinion, good luck.
 
Ya no deposit and i respect his decision, can't argue at all! But he is mad at me for not responding. I feel like hey if I still have a week and I just couldn't get to you right away then don't be mad!
 
I agree, no reason to be mad.
Id be mad all the time if i worried about all the dead end inquiries i have had, hahaha
Come on spring!!
 
Its probably a case of miss-communication and I don't mean simply from not being in contact for several days. To me an agreement is an offer to buy and an acceptance of the offer.

The way the OP has presented her side of the story I would be inclined to think he seller is in the wrong based on my interpretation of the word agreement and my assumption that there was in fact an agreement made.

I have two questions for the OP however. First, what was the nature of the messages about your deal and second did he specifically say he would hold the animal until the 20th or did he simply say "OK" when you told him you couldn't pay until the 20th? The former would definitely make it an agreement in my book, the latter, its still an agreement IMO but not as clear and is open for interpretation or more likely misinterpretation.

In the case of the latter the seller may assume the buyer is aware that the animal is still available for sale since no deposit was made and he did not specify that he would hold it. The buyer may assume the animal would be held for her since the seller agreed that her paying on the 20th was OK. Miss communication/misinterpretation .

Deposits do not really come into play unless specified. All that is required is an offer and an acceptance.

If you told me you wanted something but couldn't pay for it until Friday and I simply said "OK" I would consider that an agreement and I wouldn't sell the animal to anyone else prior to Friday. If I wanted the option to sell it before then I would make it clear to you that it would remain for sale until you could pay for it. If I were the buyer I would specifically ask if the animal would remain for sale.

Depending on the true nature of the "agreement" I might cross the seller off my list of potential vendors but in any event I'd chalk the whole thing up to experience and move on.
 
It was a very clear deal for purchase on the 20th. A full very well planned agreement! We have talked today and he was just worried from past experience and jumped the gun on putting the animal back up for sale. I think so many of us have been through the ringer with sales, agreements, or purchases going wrong! My opinion, don't let it ruin being proffesional! Keep your composure and deal with every sale as though it's right in front of you. Customer service is huge to me :)
 
I agree!! I was really dissapointed in the way this was handled but I'm not the seller and i can't be his moral compass. Just wanted an opinion on the matter that is unbiased :) Thanks you guys
 
if a deal is made then that deal is the contract. dont dump the sale unless the buyer defaults AFTER the agreed date
 
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