Randy, just for transparency sake, I would prefer to see the text as screen shots. That way there's no he said, he said kind of stuff. You can always cover the phone numbers.
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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.
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Bad Guy Dav Kaufman - Beware
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I don't know how this person is, but that made my stomach churn.
I hope he comes in here and explains this as a big misunderstanding.
I agree. With the above post, we have gone from bad business to scary. You could contact one of the mods if you are not good at photoshop, or pm the texts to me and I will edit things out. I don't know either of you.
But wow, to say that is just some kind of arrogance.
Dav are you are you serious with that text? If you were going to take care of it you would have told Mr. Foster that was your intentions in the first place. Let’s be honest here, you were going to try to use the middle man excuse but as you see that didn’t work, so know your trying to make it seem like you were going to do the right thing but you really weren’t. In what world do you live in that you actually have convinced yourself that you are not responsible in this deal? Do the right thing and give the man his refund or something that compensates for extreme lost time and money in this project. Ball is in your court.
Dav are you are you serious with that text? If you were going to take care of it you would have told Mr. Foster that was your intentions in the first place. Let’s be honest here, you were going to try to use the middle man excuse but as you see that didn’t work, so now your trying to make it seem like you were going to do the right thing but you really weren’t. In what world do you live in that you actually have convinced yourself that you are not responsible in this deal? Do the right thing and give the man his refund or something that compensates for extreme lost time and money in this project. Ball is in your court.
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He's here.
I guess no reply from Mr. Kaufman. Typical behavior from someone who doesn’t want to take responsibility for their actions.
i just learned how to take a screen shot on my phone for this! Who can I send these to that can remove the number and post them?
Yeah I have not called him one name, been rude, threatened him, nothing but but courteous and even apologized. Is it me or did he basically tell me to go ahead and post it and him and his supporters would defend him? Was that a scare tactic used to get people to not post about him and by his response that I did realize a bluff didn't work?
And what I don't get is that he had a great solution that would benefit me......well what is it? I texted him at 5:37 pm on Friday asking "hey Dav, so what are you thinking we do?" And never got a response. But I text him today at 10:52 telling him this thread is here and he texts me back at 10:53? Was his phone broken all weekend and just started working at 10:45 this morning? I am thinking if it's going to benefit me for the lost 2 1/2 years, clutches, value decrease then he must going to be giving me a breeder killer clown female or something like that. Maybe a scaleless head? I can't see how anything less that a value of about $4000 can benefit me? I was seeking just my investment but I like benefits
Randy, you can send them to me if you want and I will take out his phone number.
Also; Dav, it doesn't matter if you're the "middle-man." You sold the snake, YOU take responsibility for it at that point. It is then your job to get the money back to Randy, and then take it up for the "Friend" you sold it for to get compensated. If they don't compensate you, then you know not to be the middle-man and to know your genetics before you sell animals.
For you to put this on Randy is beyond aggravating for everyone, because that just shows that you didn't care, and weren't going to do anything about it in the first place; no matter what you said before telling him that it's his doing. You should have just ate it and let it be; (meaning that you should have done Randy good on this.) But now you just seem to be showing your true colors instead.
There is time to still make this right before your reputation is tarnished by no-one else but you.
Also; Dav, it doesn't matter if you're the "middle-man." You sold the snake, YOU take responsibility for it at that point. It is then your job to get the money back to Randy, and then take it up for the "Friend" you sold it for to get compensated. If they don't compensate you, then you know not to be the middle-man and to know your genetics before you sell animals.
For you to put this on Randy is beyond aggravating for everyone, because that just shows that you didn't care, and weren't going to do anything about it in the first place; no matter what you said before telling him that it's his doing. You should have just ate it and let it be; (meaning that you should have done Randy good on this.) But now you just seem to be showing your true colors instead.
There is time to still make this right before your reputation is tarnished by no-one else but you.
Thought I had heard this guys name before.
http://www.herpnation.com/audio/ra3-091812/?simple_nav_category=audio
http://www.herpnation.com/audio/ra3-091812/?simple_nav_category=audio
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You see who the real "good guys" are by how they handle a situation that has gone wrong. Its easy to be a "good guy" when everything is going your way and your reputation is carrying you.
What if Randy changed his plans after purchasing the snake from Dav and decided to sell It before breeding it? When the genetics don't prove out does he tell the new buyer to go after Dav? Or Dav's friend who originally sold the snake? No.
Fact is that Dav sold the snake, made money on the deal and should stand by it. Randy had no dealings with the original seller and has no actual proof that he even exists. Dav should make it right with Randy and then go to his friend to make things right on his end.
What if Randy changed his plans after purchasing the snake from Dav and decided to sell It before breeding it? When the genetics don't prove out does he tell the new buyer to go after Dav? Or Dav's friend who originally sold the snake? No.
Fact is that Dav sold the snake, made money on the deal and should stand by it. Randy had no dealings with the original seller and has no actual proof that he even exists. Dav should make it right with Randy and then go to his friend to make things right on his end.
First, thank you Brandi for posting those for me. I really appreciate it.
Now I find it really weird that in that link provided above there are 3 people highlighted. If you look at their animals Dav only has one.......pied! Weird since he doesn't have any or he wouldn't broker anyone else's, he would sell his
