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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.

Inquiry Fauna user mattk24 some things don't add up any info??

snowgyre said:
I found his profile after doing a Facebook search. Here are the screenshots of his profile and his Facebook advertisement below. I did a reverse image lookup of his photos and they are not taken from the web that I can tell.
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On FB page, he has only two Cover Photos.
At least one, if not both, we're not taken in the U.S... if that means anything.
For example, attached is one of the two Cover Photos. Note the sign with the E and a line through it. That sign means "No Estacionarse". Which, in Spanish, means "No Parking".

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matk24 said:
and all your work ??? for?? wich reason? haha this is really funny for me, how its possibly.. really you dont have annything alse to do???
:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rofl::rofl::rofl:
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I am glad you find this humorous. You are welcome for the laugh I have given you.
However, based on what I have seen, I would *Never* do business with you. Am, probably, not alone in that. ;)

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Pasodama said:
I am glad you find this humorous. You are welcome for the laugh I have given you.
However, based on what I have seen, I would *Never* do business with you. Am, probably, not alone in that. ;)

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Why ? You can came right now to san diego, or where are you? is so simply!
i'm not suspect, you are really crazy, i never want to sell anything here again. i'm going to another site, good luck my friends, i only have 2 animals left.. so i dont need you anymore, you are really WRONG about me, and i think god is not with you anymore.. good bye. if i post something in the forum, is my problem, not yours. okay!:NoNo::NoNo: :):rolleyes::rolleyes::rofl:
 
Pasodama said:
On FB page, he has only two Cover Photos.
At least one, if not both, we're not taken in the U.S... if that means anything.
For example, attached is one of the two Cover Photos. Note the sign with the E and a line through it. That sign means "No Estacionarse". Which, in Spanish, means "No Parking".

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i forgot somenthig, that picture is taken from GOOGLE! haha it it a beautifull tree called ''Guayacan'' in Mexico, for sure! i think is growing in yucatan, Mexico. Good Luck Detective :rofl::V
 
"Matt",
If it were found, that you happen to be legit, I would be the first to apologize.
However, as it stands, you just look, & "sound", too fishy for me.

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matk24 said:
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Matt
The OP is pointing out what he saw as inconsistencies. That is a service to others. You've been in the reptile biz for a while, right? You know there are scammers out there. A huge red flag is to find someone with simultaneous different addresses. I hope you would not send your hard earned money in such a situation without asking for and receiving assurances and proof of why that took place.
I think a good response to what is seen as valid inconsistencies is to point out the facts and show a little proof. That will build your credibility.
Arguing will not help you and in fact will further deplete any possible trust a potential buyer might have, because instead of facing the issues pointed out and reassuring a potential customer that your stock is good and their money is safe if they send it to you, you are avoiding the issues.
 
Pasodama said:
On FB page, he has only two Cover Photos.
At least one, if not both, we're not taken in the U.S... if that means anything.
For example, attached is one of the two Cover Photos. Note the sign with the E and a line through it. That sign means "No Estacionarse". Which, in Spanish, means "No Parking".
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Sorry, I meant that the images of the reptiles he had for sale did not show up any hits on the reverse image lookup. I didn't do an image lookup for the cover photos. I didn't think they were relevant, given my own cover photo was taken in Minnesota when I now live in Georgia.
 
snowgyre said:
Sorry, I meant that the images of the reptiles he had for sale did not show up any hits on the reverse image lookup. I didn't do an image lookup for the cover photos. I didn't think they were relevant, given my own cover photo was taken in Minnesota when I now live in Georgia.
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I understood what you were saying. I probably shouldn't have used your quote, to jump off of, but did so due to its mention of FB and also pics.

Usually, I hold very little relevance to cover photos and certain others. After all, most people do post photos of places where they do not reside.

However, there was mention (by someone else), earlier, of the seller using a term nomally used in Mexico. With there only being 4 photos (in total), on the seller's FB site, where only two are outdoors (the two Cover Photos) and one has a sign that I know is in use in Mexico, it just gives a slight connection.
Then there is the matter of the seller's phone number with an area code not assigned to any U.S regions.

These things, along with what the OP has stated, can make things questionable.

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BTW In my post, about the cover photo, I stated it may not mean anything... and it really may not.
After the seller's comment, of finding the pic on Google, I discovered that it, indeed, can be found on Google. Haven't done any searches to see where, or who, the photo originated from.

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Pasodama said:
BTW In my post, about the cover photo, I stated it may not mean anything... and it really may not.
After the seller's comment, of finding the pic on Google, I discovered that it, indeed, can be found on Google. Haven't done any searches to see where, or who, the photo originated from.

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I would never worry too much on origins of a cover photo, I do the same all the time, if I see a photo I really like I may use it as a cover pic.
However any animal I have for sale would ALWAYS be one of my own actual pictures for sure!
 
The broken English does not strike me as coming from Mexico. But I do think that this person is of foreign descent.

As for Matt, quit having an attitude and saying, "You come look." Instead why not be constructive and help people feel at ease with you and your animals by proving they're yours and where you are? Nah; we can't have that. Let's be condescending and rude to anyone who types in this thread, and tell people that they need to find God and blah blah blah.

You're right; you don't need us to help you look bad. You're doing that all on your own. Good luck out there.
 
Mistyck said:
The broken English does not strike me as coming from Mexico. But I do think that this person is of foreign descent.

As for Matt, quit having an attitude and saying, "You come look." Instead why not be constructive and help people feel at ease with you and your animals by proving they're yours and where you are? Nah; we can't have that. Let's be condescending and rude to anyone who types in this thread, and tell people that they need to find God and blah blah blah.

You're right; you don't need us to help you look bad. You're doing that all on your own. Good luck out there.
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Didnt someone already look up the pics of his animals and say they werent from online? What further proof would there be that the animals are his? And im not really sure what proof you want of where he lives. Are you expecting him to send you his electric bill? Just seems this whole topic just flew right off the handle to me.
 
btmexotics said:
My suspicion is this is a mexican national with a made up name. It's that simple. I could be wrong and I would love to be proven as such. With proof.
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Seems like your basing alot off of garbled english and an incorrect fb location. I honestly couldnt tell you where my FB says i live right at this moment because i have honestly never felt the need to update it myself.
 
Oh, and google says 299 is greenland area code. not sure why noone mentioned that since a few of you are playing detective already.
 
This whole thread is rather ridiculous.

Everyone is ganging up on this guy, how do you expect him to react?
 
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