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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.

Bad Guy Ean Cudworth.....AKA......Cudworth. Breach!

Joe Cannonito

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Use your discretion on dealing with this person. From my own personal experience with him, we had a trade deal, that EAN offered to me and I accepted. The deal that he submitted to me was his female super pastel for my male breeder Lesser, and we each pay shipping. He offered, I accepted.
This deal was done through Text Messaging, which I have saved, as important to all business transactions. Not only was this a Verbal Contract, it can be understood as a written Contract through messaging, since it has been placed in written form(Business Law). This was a contract per his offer, and My acceptance.

Now, As WE ALL KNOW, deals happen, deals are broken. What is very shady is that he did not make aware that he made another deal with someone else, and today, the day we both were to ship, I contact him to trade shipping info, and he informs me that he sold the super to someone else, WITHOUT NOTIFYING me prior. He explains himself as he "lost my contact information, and he does not save numbers" and then states he "was going to tell me when I contacted him". Even though he alleges that he lost my contact information(which is hard to believe since he did contact me with the trade, he visited my profile, and he knows my name, and knows all my posts). I passed up 2 other deals on him honoring the trade deal HE OFFERED, Not me.

The Bottom Line is, if another deal arrises, inform the other person quickly, instead of blowing the other party off. We all have had people bail on sales/trade deals, but the fact of the matter is, this is a negligent act on his part, and it cost me other deals. His direct actions violated our trade agreement, and he could care less. I replied to him " thank you for costing me 2 other deals with my animal, holding the snake for him". His direct reply was "Your Welcome, you of all people should know cash takes priority. People break deals on me all the time, so I do know how it works"

I AGREE, cash is king, have the courtesy to inform someone that you have a cash offer and you wish to void the deal. THIS IS MY GRIPE, and he cost me 2 possible deals in HOLDING THE ANIMAL FOR HIM.

Use caution when dealing with this person. He has been made aware of this post, as I am obligated to inform him. Just a shady individual, in my personal experience with him. His information is as follows
cudworth
Name : ean cudworth
 
Doesn't matter if "cash is king" or not.
You had a deal and he broke it when a better one (in his mind) came along.
Sounds to me like someone who cannot be trusted to do what they say.
 
Sorry you feel burned, but this is not really worthy of a Bad Guy Thread. Maybe an Info one at most.

Not sure how it is shady either. You, yourself, just stated that cash is king, and in this economy, that is probably more true than it has been in some time. Money talks, it is that simple.

It's part of the business, you really just have to learn to deal with it.

A deal is not really done until money, goods or an animal is transferred or there is a written and signed contract.

While some states recognized verbal contracts or "textual" ones (dunno' about rules regarding text messaging), there is nothing really there to hold people to it without a signature and, even better, a notary. And since no one really can claim an actual monetary loss in the premature ending of the contract, it will not really hold up anywhere.
 
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SPJ, thank you for siding with me. To Shadow, as recognized, Since Business management and finance is my sole Education and practice, as recognized within the US, it Was a contract, Which HE DELIVERED TO ME, and I ACCEPTED, through text and conversation. It is ENFORCEABLE if I wanted to be, but I will not, a waste of my time and it is not worth it. Period.
And yes, If I could edit this, it would be an Informative Post, and If the Mods see this, I hereby request they change it to that, or direct me on How I can, at their leisure, wrong titling.

As for further information, I am not mad about his actions, I am disturbed that people come on here, make deals, and re-nick on deals, without any prior info.

Yes, cash is king, but any person with integrity would agree, You MAKE a Deal, YOU Had Better Honor It!

More deals will be made, more deals will be broken, but a simple informative response would suffice
 
ShadowAceD said:
Sorry you feel burned, but this is not really worthy of a Bad Guy Thread. Maybe an Info one at most.

Not sure how it is shady either. You, yourself, just stated that cash is king, and in this economy, that is probably more true than it has been in some time. Money talks, it is that simple.

It's part of the business, you really just have to learn to deal with it.

A deal is not really done until money, goods or an animal is transferred or there is a written and signed contract.

While some states recognized verbal contracts or "textual" ones (dunno' about rules regarding text messaging), there is nothing really there to hold people to it without a signature and, even better, a notary. And since no one really can claim an actual monetary loss in the premature ending of the contract, it will not really hold up anywhere.
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He made a trade deal and broke it.
That makes him someone you cannot trust to complete a deal. A bad guy.
 
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SPJ said:
He made a trade deal and broke it.
That makes him someone you cannot trust to complete a deal. A bad guy.
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Thank You. And to Shadow, Thank You for the Info.

Its just Principal, the principal of the facts that irks me. You make a deal with someone, you keep it. You neglect a deal, it Always submits a cost, always.

I have made numerous deals with people, and have kept my word on ALL of them. Sometimes after I do make a deal, I have buyers remorse, especially when I drop some big coin. I hope my dealings I have made pan out(6 girls ready to drop in the next 7 days, and another 17 still to come for this season).

My principals are genuine. I honor deals i make, even if I offer on a loss and someone offers me more money/or a better trade. I have never had a negative mark on a deal I have made! Many can say that too, without exception. Which brings me to another point, everyone Will encounter this throughout life, "You Cant Please Everyone, you will tick someone off".
 
Thank you

kellysballs said:
As it should be. I agree with Joe and SPJ this is one person I would not do business with. Thanks for the info.
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Thanks again, All this post intention is, Keep your Princiapal. You Make a Deal To Someone, Honor it. Thats All.

I'm not out to ruin, blackball, defame someone intentionally, I'm here to make a mark in my hobby that is growing past 65 ball python morphs, make friends, business contacts, and mutual benefit. Thats all.

I would have taken a response such as, "Hey Joe, I have to pass on the trade, I really need cash to make ends meet". Not waiting hours before shipping to say ":censored: Off".

Thats it.
 
I think you are really mad because you wanted a Super Pastel female for your Lesser male. It sounds like a good trade from your side for sure. Before you rejected the offers for your male you should have double checked with the guy to make sure the trade was still on. Probably a good idea to post a bad guy thread about him, sounds like a real Turd.

Dave
 
Big business breaches all the time and it is no big deal, article 2/sales of the UCC says how to handle breaches, what the party which has been breached is entitled to, and so on. If you order a thousand widgets off the shelf and find you don't need them, you breach and pay what the UCC specifies, and it is not necessarily considered a bad thing.

This is totally different. It is an agreement for a specific critter, and the seller broke the agreement without notification. This snake was no widget.

Bad guy? YES. Why would anyone make an agreement with him now, knowing his agreements are no good?

The purpose of the BOI is so others can look over the experiences of someone who has actually dealt with the buyer or seller you are considering transacting with, and decide for yourself whether you would do business with that person. Would I deal with that seller after seeing how he burned his buyer, whether it was cash or trade? No way.....
 
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David Reid said:
I think you are really mad because you wanted a Super Pastel female for your Lesser male.
Dave
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Thanks Dave!
Yes it was a good offer, submitted by HIM, and I accepted after thinking about it. I have 4 other pastels in my collection, so another one, ehhh, why not. I would have traded for a regular lemon or blonde pastel. He came to me, he made the deal, He blew me off and cancelled without prior knowledge. A civil, INTELLIGENT human being would have the courtesy to inform you of changing/cancelling the deal.
 
:iagree: don't make the deal unless your going to follow through!
 
I agree that he shouldn't have backed out of the deal without letting you know.

This kinda sounds like when an animal is for sale and someone makes an offer on it and you accept. It's the sellers decision on whether a down payment is needed to hold the animal or not. If I only have a verbal agreement and the buyer backs out (which has happened to me several times) I wouldn't post them on the BOI. I just don't deal with that person anymore. Most people will not hold an animal on a verbal agreement alone unless they know the person so this sort of thing doesn't happen. OP did not require any kind of down payment (i.e. shipping paid through SYR.com which is good for 90 days I think) so I don't think there can be blame placed for the lost sales.
 
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He should be posted in the BOI for the simple facts. 1. HE made a deal(verbally and textual)---in written form, that HE submitted to me, in which I accepted. 2. His lack of intelligence and financial morals warrants the post because he is a piece of :censored: for making a deal and selling out from underneath me, AND NEVER INFORMING ME!

Bottom line, He is a piece of Garbage. Yes people do this to sellers all the time on here and elsewhere. You make a deal, Stick to it. And if a deal is broken without warning or for the "BBD", your name belongs on the BOI, so no one deals with you.

I frankly dont care about this anymore, I have made my peace, I Have purchased the animals I need for next years projects(lacking 1 certain male still in an egg:yesnod:), and I'm happy.
 
If he made a deal with someone then he should have stuck to his word and went through with it. Cash is king but I believe someone's word is more important then cash. He shouldn't have made the deal if he didn't think he would be able to follow through with it.
I would be pissed if someone backed out on me as well. When you give someone your WORD and then you don't follow through, in my eyes that makes your a bad guy, a shady guy and someone that I wouldn't want to do business with in the future. Just my .2cents.
 
I also agree, the guy made a deal and weaseled out. True, no one is technically out anything, but the guy is shady with no business ethics.
 
well that changes my mind he has couple other snakes on here i was gonna buy. if it was not for -1 on his feedback i would have went ahead and try to set up deal. thanks joe for the feedback
 
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