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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.

Beware of Ken King / [email protected] Another scammer!

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Well I thought that I had my 2 carpet pythons sold when I got this e-mail>

Hello,
How are you and your family,i will like to buy your 04 Jungle carpet male and 04 Irian Jaya Female which the price is $150,i have gone through the condition and is okey by me,and if you have the picture you can get it sent to my email box below.Am a very busy man and i don,t want to waste your time,so all i need from you now is your full name,contact address and phone number for a check or money order to be send to you asap.And i will really love it,if you can remove the advert away from the web,i want you to consider the ad been sold to me.so that we can make the transaction right away. you can get back to me on [email protected]


I then replied and got this one back>

Hello ,
Thank you very much for replying my mail i really appreciate it the price is okay with me.I will buy the 04 Jungle carpet male and 04 Irian Jaya Female .I just want you to know that my client in U.S is going to send you the payment,he is going to send the amount he is owing me to you a cashers cheque $4000.Immediatly you contact me that you have received the cheque i will e-mail you my shippers informations.He is going to pick it up for me,i will compensate you with $80 for your understanding and cooperation. My client is a very old man and i do not want him to be involved, he is owing me the money due to a past business.And the remaining will be send to my shipper via western union money transfer,i will give you guide line how to send the remaining balance.This is my shipper email address in case you will like to contact him for any time,Please i will really apreciate your co-operation If you are in agreement with me reply my mail with your phone no. name and exert contact address so that i can contact my client to mail you the cheque.Thank you once again,bye for now i will be expecting your mail.



Will they ever stop this BS!!!! My god, they never give up!!!

And it isn't just reptiles either. When I was helping my stepson sell his motorcycle I got about 25 of this type of e-mail on the very first day of the add. There has to be a way to trace these people and get them arrested for something. Maybe fraud or at least being annoying.

David Button
 
I just e-mailed him

I just e-mailed Ken offering up some carpet pythons. I think I'll begin a new hobby....collecting bogus checks and money orders from scammers.
 
He only offered you $80 for your trouble? The Nigerians are getting to be cheapskates.
 
They just come from EVERYWHERE!!!
Sorry to hear they are pestering you now David. Seems like it could be a pain in the a$$.

Phony Check collecting. Have fun with your new hobbie :)

Ciao,
Rick
 
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