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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.

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Do not order from this guy (Warksreptiles). He stiffed me on a pastel, and apparently I am not the only one. I learned an expensive lesson. He has posts on hoobly for albinos, pastels and spiders. He is a scammer: Beware. I have found most other ball python owners to be good people, and every other snake I have bought the people have been awsome; but its guys like this that make us untrustworthy. Thanks Kitt for sharing your info and story of how he scammed you as well, and as for the Pennsylvania police officers number: You bet I am calling it. OH YEAH -Thanks for taking my birthday money Greg Wark, I hope you enjoy it.
 
Hey Nathan, could you post some details/emails about the transaction?
 
I sure will! It starts at the bottom of this post. I didn't know he was a scammer until I thought he was taking a long time and then I searched his name and I found a thread that was asking about him and it turns out he has scammed a lot of people. I will also attach the hoobly ads link that he is scamming from:

http://www.hoobly.com/members/warksreptiles/

Re: Pastel Ball Python
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From: warksreptiles
Sent: Nov 13, 2008 01:55 PM
Subject: Re: Pastel Ball Python

no problem, right now court is just nonstop due to the holidays
Previous Messages

You: 08-Nov-13
Let me know when the best time is for you to ship it.

You: 08-Nov-11
Yeah, just ship him wed. night to arrive thursday. Thanks man...just give me the tracking number too so I can track it!

warksreptiles: 08-Nov-11
I'm sorry today I was just to swamped with client meetings. I can ship any other day this week simply give me a heads up.

You: 08-Nov-11
Let me know around the time it should arrive so I can be at home. Thanks.

You: 08-Nov-10
Hey, thanks! I would like it to be arrive on wed. if possible. So I guess send it Tues? If it isn't convenient then let me know and I can check my schedule. Thanks again. Nate

warksreptiles: 08-Nov-09
I received the Payment, when would you like me to ship the pastel?

warksreptiles: 08-Nov-09
I received the Payment, when would you like me to ship the pastel?

warksreptiles: 08-Nov-06
Sounds good ill let you know when it arrives and when i ship

You: 08-Nov-06
I sent the letter out today! I can't wait for the package. Thanks man...

warksreptiles: 08-Nov-04
Wark's Reptiles
P.O. Box ***
shillington PA 19607

You: 08-Nov-04
Alrighty, $150, and to what address? Mine is:

Nathan Saldana
**** Indianola Ave.
Columbus OH 43202


Thanks for taking time to read this. I just hope people see this before they buy from him.
 
Just FYI, this may not actually be Greg Wark doing all of the scamming -- or any of it, for that matter. (That point is still unclear.) There is undoubtedly someone else involved.

I didn't post an update because I am and was waiting for more info and/or resolution on this, but of course, these things take time.

Nathan, VERY glad to hear you are calling the police -- I'm sure he will *love* to hear that this kid (or kids) has/have scammed someone else now.

What disgusts me beyond belief is that I emailed Hoobly all of this, any yet they STILL have his ads up. Guess they don't mind being an accessory to thieves.
 
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