• 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.

BAD GUYS - Bearded Pets Customers

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Okay, I'm done reading about everyone/anyone who has done business with Bearded Pets (with OR without knowing about their history) whining...I have went FAR beyond the call of duty bashing them, defending you...not one single IFCC complaint has been logged with KS and if there has been any they've been withdrawn. So to everyone who's bought of of them, too bad.

I've asked repeatedly for anyone involved to file complaints, etc...NONE have returned to say they have with the exception of WJ but I haven't heard from him so who knows. The new guy that just got burnt, sorry buddy, hate 6to hear it but let me tell you this, FILE A FREAKING COMPLAINT NOW KS AND IFCC. Sorry to be harsh but let's just say I got REAMED for recent verbal assaults against Bearded Pets, with ZERO to fall back on, notta, zilch. So put up or shut up folks, I'm tired of listening, I'm actually thinking about having myself, my 18 year old daughter, and my fiance' all purchase something from them...that way I know 3 complaints are filed and followed through with.

I'm out.
 
If all the people who have been on all the threads about them have NOT filed then you should just let them suffer on thier own.

I've never purchased from them but those of you who have and have been ROBBED need to get up off your lazy butts and file the complaints.

WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE???

If you NEED to give money away write to me, I have two teenagers. We can help you with FAR LESS aggrivation.
 
How do you know they didn't file complaints and report to KS? Wouldn't be the first time KS has allowed crooks to continue selling on their site in order to keep their revenue from classified account/sponsors.
 
It's been brought to my attention that either:

1.) No complaints have ever been reported through the IFCC and/or Kingsnake.

or

2.) Any complaints filed have been withdrawn from the plaintiff.

That simple.

So in short, I am apologizing to Bearded Pets, and from here on out I will refrain from posting any other comments without concrete evidence/proof.

As fas as their customers who have done nothing...you haven't replied to any of my request for more info, claim numbers, etc, so don't bother replying now, unless it's to argue the fact that I'm wrong.
 
No IFCC complaints???

I personally filed with the IFCC and sent it to KS back in like April. If KS has told you this then they are bolds faced liars. I wrote KS about a month ago complaining about Bearded Pets and they told me that I was the only one who had filed a complaint with them. I don't know if I still have the email but if I find it I will gladly post it.

Scott Vernooy
 
So the people that were bitching and complaining about Bearded Pets were doing so, why??!!

If they're not going to do much about it to help themselves, then I TOTALLY agree with Wes:
If all the people who have been on all the threads about them have NOT filed then you should just let them suffer on thier own.
Click to expand...

Screw'em!
 
Email from KS

You are the only person to send us an IFCC report, even though I've
asked
people numerous times to do so.

Our TOS states: Vendor Complaints - Please note that UNLESS the
complaint
involves non-delivery of goods or theft, all vendors have a three
complaint
rule. Get three complaints and you have to resolve them ALL before we
can
allow you to post again.

Unless it is non-delivery of goods we give them 3 chances. However, we
MUST
receive the IFCC report from each complaint. Get people to report to
the
IFCC, then forward the report to us, then we can do something.

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Classifieds Coordinator
[email protected]


---------- Original Message -----------
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Sent: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:29:41 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Abuse Submission from Ball Pythons on the Kingsnake.com
Classifieds

> ****************************************************
> This is a response from the classified abuse form
> Email: [email protected]
> Kingsnake.com Classifieds
> Url: http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?cat=32&de=254701
>
> Comments:
> I can not believe you guys are still allowing Bearded Pets to post
> ads. I have personally filed with the IFCC and sent you a copy as
> well as at least 2 others that I know of. BP is obviously
> fraudulent. They have Pieds posted as well and the pic they sent of
> it was a normal with a white ringer type spot about the size of a
> nickel.My honest opinion is you guys/gals know they are a scam but
> just don't care. You are doing nothing but hurting the industry by
> letting fools like these use your site to promote their fraudulent
> activities. How many people are you going to let get ripped off
> before you do something about it?
>
> Scott Vernooy
------- End of Original Message -------
 
This is what I'm talkin' about...

Now that I've managed to fire everyone up :) Scott, I thought for sure there were more than a few of you who said they filed complaints, now you've proved your part is done...great!! There's one. Now the new guy is going to do it, there's 2, all we need is WJ to tell us he already has or will be soon, there's 3!!!! That's all I want. Three complaints to IFCC from people who've done business with them and were scammed.

Sorry to stir everybody up, but I posted on the other Bearded Pets threads a week or so ago about everyone who has filed to let me know, no one replied.

Let's get this done!!!
 
my two cents

I haven't personally purchased anything from them, but when I see their ads on KS trying to sell female balls that "might" be gravid, cause they bred once, it doesn't sit right. I left a small post on the Ball fourm over on KS, and it was yanked, like I was talking about someone's grandmother!!
I must have violated one of their many many TOS's.
I just don't see how an outfit like that can keep posting ads every single day, and knowing their ads are highly misleading.
My two cents....
 
me 2

i have turned my problems over to the Post Master,KS,REDTAIL BOA,AND FBI if I missed anyone please tell me! id LOVE to file a couple more complaints!


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Little Jeff over at Kingsnake does not care at all, all he cares about is getting his money every month from these people so they can post on his site and scam people! Even if you or anyone get proof that 3 people complained I bet ya that KS still will not yank them. I wish everyone that purchased from them before all this was found out and even those who still purchased from them after all the best of luck. KS is just a lost cause when it comes to these sorts of complaints, just my opinion but I have personally had many complaint legal problems with Jeff and his site and I know from my end he simply only cares about his money. Shanell The Reptile House
 
You said that all kingsnake cares about is the money, but if they boot someone off the site due to complaints does that person get a refund?
 
Troy

Of course I filed a complaint with the IFCC, plus a few other sites as well. I NEVER heard from the IFCC, even after repeated attempts to get a response. I guess it is possible I deleted their reply along with all the spam I get, but unlikely. I filed a complaint with Kingsnake and they said I needed to forward the IFCC stuff to them, which I never got.

The IFCC did get somewhat involved because they contacted the local authorities, so go figure - but I never got an email/snail mail repsonse from them to forward to Kingsnake.

WJ Long
 
Don't know, good question? But all he has to do to get around one if so be a refund is waite till the end of there paid add to boot them off I guess hugh?
This whole BP is just a big mess, I hope they get taken care of either way so they can not rip anymore people off like they have so far.

Shanell Sepulveda
 
Yeah im just saying , if he doesnt have to refund the money what would be the motivation for keeping someone like that around. by the way thanks to the orig. bearded pets post here on fauna I didnt send out the money order I had purchased to buy some "CB" adult redfoots. so even though noone has given this guy the boot yet, the thread is helping people.
 
Not enough and usually too late though. I wish every person who was going to buy from them and then saw this thread would just leave their name or something. Who knows how many people these threads have saved. But on the other hand who knows how many people have been ripped offf and don't even know it.

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Scott Vernooy
 
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