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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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Bad Deal With Chris Steele , Need Help And Advice

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heres what happend I paypald him the money, and he imed me today : heres a copy of what was just said .

DlunaMticsX: hey
DlunaMticsX: UPS opened my package
DlunaMticsX: I will ship out monday if that is ok... thats if I can, there is supposed to be a really big snow tonight. I will ship with airborne when I ship though, is that alright?
Vince3325: just send me my money back threw paypal
Vince3325: [email protected]
DlunaMticsX: Are you sure, you will lose another 4 or 5 dollars like that.. or is it that you don't want them since you arent getting them this week
Vince3325: i cant get them airborn, i have no way to get to the airport
Vince3325: yeah just send me back the 140 , ill send you more money after the snow storm
DlunaMticsX: airborne comes to your house doesnt it?? they even come to pick up the packages to take them to be shipped
Vince3325: i dont know. ill wait a little while since the weather is bad up there
DlunaMticsX: ok
Vince3325: ok?
DlunaMticsX: so send the money back tonight?
Vince3325: yeah
DlunaMticsX: alright, i shud have it to you within 30 minutes
Vince3325: alright
Vince3325: get that 140 back to me , i have something else im going to buy threw paypal
Vince3325: so why did they opean your package at ups
DlunaMticsX: I don't know, they said they had reason to be suspicious
Vince3325: so why didnt you just goto the post office after the made you take back the package at up
Vince3325: hey but go ahead and send me money back alright. we can try this again next week
DlunaMticsX: it was too late, post office was closed, i have to get off here.. im sending the money now tho cya
Vince3325: alright,its cool i understand <font color=red>[bleep]</font> happens
DlunaMticsX is away at 10:06 PM
Vince3325: [email protected]
Auto response from DlunaMticsX: Gone.
Vince3325: hey
Auto response from DlunaMticsX: Gone.
Vince3325: whatsup man
Vince3325: i need to get that money back


well he didnt send me my money back. and now is not answering my emails. I need some adivice as to what to do to get my money back. I never had a bad situation like this before. need help please
 
If I am following the I M 's correctly all of this took place within the last 20 minutes or so. Don't you think you might be jumping the gun a bit? The guy seems to be communicating well and honestly with you. I would give it a little time before I start screaming bad deal.
 
I do not see the problem. Maybe I missed something, but it appears he is looking out for the wellbeing of the animal AND you by making sure the weather is ok.
Now, he did say he would sendit back tonight, but I do not personally see why that means you should come here and post all this. You aren't even waiting to see what came up as to why he did not send it back.
You are calling this a bad situation and I do not see it as that.

UPS can search any package they want for NO reason. Post Office is illegal to ship through so that was a bad suggestion on your part.
Like he said, and I would agree, sounds like you are just disappointed that you MIGHT not (like he said, he didn't say 'no') get the animal in question as soon as you wanted.

I would suggest in the future, if your concerns are to get something right away, to look into all posibilities as to what MIGHT hold up the delivery process. I have waited WEEKS before when buying this time of year. That is just part of the risk you take in dealing with live animals.

Not sure what others will think (agree with me or not), but you had an agreement. He was not able to ship UPS because they inspected the package, he did not make it to the Post Office because it was too late (not to mention against the law), and now there is a question of the weather. I am not so sure you are in a position to just demand your money back Seems to me he is doing what you asked and it is not quick enough for you.
 
sorry nerves are bad, just got my money, but defently wont do bussiness with him again, got jerked around to much
 
Vince,
I think you should appologize to him. He did NOT jerk you around in ANY way shape or form.
You did not get what you wanted, when you wanted it and then went crying wolf.
Now you have put his name up here and will give people reason to doubt him when he CLEARLY did EVERYTHING he could do to make you happy and complete the deal.
I would be more leary of selling to you rather than buying form him.

I might be coming across a little harsh, but I think what you did was 100% WRONG.
 
I agree with what was said. There was a verbal agreement. What transpires from your e-mail exchange is that you decided to buy something else with that money. Ami I reading that right. What was the animal that was going to be sent? It seems we know very little about the whole transaction.

Regards.
 
I have to say that in almost three years of frequenting this site i have never seen such an unnecessary and libelous post.

This guy contacts you with a very reasonable explanation of why shipping is delayed. You demand a refund due to the fact that you have found something else to purchase (by your own statement). He agrees to send you the money back and when it does not arrive instantly you post a "bad guy" thread on him here? Assinine and ridiculous not to mention immature and unprofessional. For God's Sake, you had your money in a half an hour!

If ever a thread deserved to be deleted from this board it is this one. And you sir owe the seller an abject and sincere apology.
 
sorry nerves are bad, just got my money, but defently wont do bussiness with him again, got jerked around to much
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You got jerked too much??? You were really lucky that it was this guy and not someone else. You agreed to a transaction and backed off even before seeing the animal. This person deserves a public apology instead of bringing him in here. What kind of reptile were you dealing with?

Kindly.
 
My final comment on this idiotic thread is that I have added a name to a very short "do Not Deal With" list. I'll give you one guess....it ain't the seller.
 
I can only think of 2 things that happened here:

1. Vince did not get what he wanted, when he wanted and could not handle that.
OR
2. Vince got buyers remorse

John brought up a good point, there are some people that would NOT return the money and there is ZERO reason one should have to.
The seller did EVERYTHING he should have done and I would not hessitate to buy from him. He has proven that he communicates and will do what it takes to make someone happy.

THAT is what you SHOULD remember about this, Vince. I hope you learned something Vince.
 
This is the same vince that was so sure that the fund to help Houston get publicity was a fraud as well isn't it?

Get off the stimulants vince. You really need to think a little before you go flying off the handle.

I agree that this one is definately up there for removal from the BOI. Totally pointless and unnecessary.

Wes Pollock
 
Totally agree with you on this Brian. The seller was definitely looking out for the well being of the animal and Vince did not want to wait. Very selfish IMO.

Vince, I am currently in the middle of a trade deal were I am trading a number of products that I sell for a snake. The person I am trading with lives in Northern Michigan. It is damn cold there right now. I have shipped my half because the weather is not a factor. But, we both agreed it is not in the best interest of the snake to ship right now. So I am going to wait a couple of months until it warms a bit before it is shipped. See, it is more important to me that the snake arrives healthy and ALIVE rather than tomorrow.
 
I was selling him 1.5 leopard geckos. Sorry Vince for not immediately sending the money. At the time, Internet Explorer would not work, so I went to the other computer, but stopped to get a snack first. I actually lost five dollars through this whole transaction in order to try to ensure your happiness. Actually, if UPS refuses to refund me then I have lost thirty-eight dollars total. The reason for trying so hard to make you happy is because I wanted to do business with you again when your eggs hatched. I do not appreciate you cursing and you do need to have MUCH more patients. You can not even begin to comprehend how bad and stressful my day has been. It has be horrible and came close to ruining the rest of my life, yet I kept my composure when talking to you and having to deal with you being so impatient. I do want to remain in contact with you through AIM.
 
Well at least we now know the package could have been shipped legally through the USPS.

Vincent,

In all honesty you were incredibly lucky to be dealing with someone like Chris. We all make mistakes, but there is always the chance to correct them. A simple and sincere apology would do. You might need for real the help of some of the people that frequent this board in the future. Why not try starting with the right foot?
 
Chris,
Although i do not feel you had to explain yourself at all, it is always nice to hear the other side of things.
Like it has been mentioned, yes they could have been shipped through USPS, but like you said, it was closed. What can you do? Not that there is a single person here that doubts you, but you should post the emails (I assume they were emails) where Vince chose to use his colorful language. This way people can be aware of just the type of person they are dealing with and make an educated decision before making a deal with him. Of course, out of respect for Webslave and others, if they were emails I would take out the explitives he chose to use and replace them with "*" in place of some letters.

Vince,
Not only an apology, but if he does not get his money back from UPS, I think you owe him money. How fast can you get that to him?
Why don't you level with everyone here, including Chris as I feel he deserves an explination more than anyone. Why did you back out of the deal so quickly? What would be the advantage to you getting something NOW vs. waiting until the first of next week?
You handled yourself in a very unprofessional way and not to 'throw mud', but there are quite a few people that would look at this thread and decide it would not be worth the risk to sell to you. Is that what you would want? I am sure you wouldn't.
Not to beat a dead horse, but I have tried to think of every angle regarding this deal and can not come up with a single thing that Chris did to make you insist on getting your money back.
It just amazes me how little people think. Did the thought ever run through your mind that just maybe you are not the only person on this planet that required Chris' attention in that short little time between you telling him 3-5 times (in the IM you posted) to send you 'your' money and the time you got it? Not only did you not give him a chance to Paypal you before you failed to think before you posted this, but you obviously did not think of what you really wanted prior to spending your money. Maybe in the future, since apparently you found something else you wanted to buy, you should decide what it is you want before you spend your money.
 
I would rather not post the emails. There is no point in taking it farther than it needs to go. As far as I am concerned, whats done is done. Unless you guys insist that I post the emails. Don't worry about the money that I lost Vince, I am trying to make myself not care about money so much. It is way to high up on the priority list for too many people, sadly including me.
 
Ok, lets get something straight Vince. I am the seller and the nice guy here. I didn't bullsh*t anyone and I sure as h3ll didn't waste anyones time. If anyones time was wasted it was mine, not to mention the other people replying to this thread. You are the buyer, I don't think anyone forced you to be interested in the geckos did they? Right now I am going to bed, but I will probably be posting those emails in the morning. Good night.
 
well listen man, sorry i made this post , i jumped the gun and it didnt need to be posted. i guess that all i can say . some times deals just goto hell like this.
 
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