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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.

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Thank you Irving. Shipping should be minimal and I will probably just use the one rate USPS box. I expect that it will be no more than 10.00.
 
Thank you sir.... 25.00 is our new and high bid. I know someone out there has some more funds to compete with Thomas. Cmon now, dont be shy. Ranco's dont bite, figuratively speaking.
 
Martin, the "BOI" is the Board of Inquiry where you can see if people are good dealers or bad as well as good buyers or bad. Its the exact section that you are in now. Take a look around, it might save you some money someday. I know it has me. Thank you for your bid!
 
Martin bid 31.00
Gregg has the high bid of 34.00!

Cmon people... Its a Ranco thermostat.

Thank you for the bids everyone
 
Thank you for your bid Tim!

Tim Cole of Austin Reptile Service has the high bid of 45.00! Surely someone wants this Ranco and can beat him right?
 
Ghost Male Ball Python

Bidding starts at 100.00. Bidding stops Friday Feb 5, 2010 at 12 midnight. Animal gets shipped out Monday for a Tuesday (delivery weather permitting).

I am Over Stocked (I have two)!

Yearling Pet Quality Orange Ghost Male. I did not breed this male. I call him Breeding OR Pet quality. He eats sporadically, and seems not to have taken to this environment. He may do better and turn out to be a great breeder with someone with few animals in their collection who has time to baby him along or as a single pet animal switched to F/T or PK.

Currently 716 g
Eats live weanling rats (when he feels like eating) Does not like mice, and turns up his nose at ASF.

*Pay with paypal. Price does not include shipping. All live animals are shipped FedEx Priority Overnight.

Half the proceeds go to Fauna!
 
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deborahbroadus said:
Bidding starts at 100.00. Bidding stops Friday Feb 5, 2010 at 12 midnight. Animal gets shipped out Monday for a Tuesday (delivery weather permitting).

I am Over Stocked (I have two)!

Yearling Pet Quality Orange Ghost Male. I did not breed this male. I call him Breeding OR Pet quality. He eats sporadically, and seems not to have taken to this environment. He may do better and turn out to be a great breeder with someone with few animals in their collection who has time to baby him along or as a single pet animal switched to F/T or PK.

Currently 716 g
Eats live weanling rats (when he feels like eating) Does not like mice, and turns up his nose at ASF.

*Pay with paypal. Price does not include shipping. All live animals are shipped FedEx Priority Overnight.

Half the proceeds go to Fauna!
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No bites? He really is a nice animal, he's not "taggy," just an extremely shy eater. I have him for sale on my site (just put him up about a week or two ago) and decided maybe to donate some of the proceeds here.
 
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