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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.

Good Guy GENEFREAK339

Just in general pictures of racks, incubator, Racks with the animals you have advertised but not sold yet. You standing in front of the racks. Just the general kinds of pictures that breeders that are proud of their animals and set ups usually show. Show pictures of the feeders etc.

BTW...it would go in the BP discussion forum.


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Still waiting for the pictures he said he would post...

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Still waiting for the answer to the questions that I asked about who the mojobee & bumblebee were sold to...

or are these questions still :deadhorse
 
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Still waiting for the pictures he said he would post...

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Still waiting for the answer to the questions that I asked about who the mojobee & bumblebee were sold to...

or are these questions still :deadhorse

We are all waiting (those wise among us) because as a legit breeder he should have records of what he sold to whom. The time it is taking for him to answer the question is suspect. I can't say as I would believe anything he said now because he's had plenty of time to set up "blinds."

Unless, Micheal sold the animals to legit breeders that can verify their purchases, he remains under suspesion as far as I am concerned. I am glad that he posted pictures that showed he had a way to house the animals in relatively comfort, but he's left way too many questions unanswered.:shrug01:
 
HE HAS LEFT EVERY question unanswered.. and still hasnt ley me know were the money is?

He did say he knew how to find it right? LOL... total scammer
 
'' I BELIEVE IN MAGIC!!!!''

WOW.

well good news in today, the wonderful POST office in Mississippi found my money order and sent it back.. I know I know ---AWESOME...

But there is a catch, my good buddy Genefreak and I had a few Pm's for one another --- and I cant believe it.. He knew when my money was gonna show.

You can read for yourself ------ what I am gonna do is copy and print my pm's back and forth from Myself and GENEFREAK.. if a MODERATER can get into my inbox and sent box --- please go ahead.. then post them here for everyone ---- as I told GENEFREAK I would be posting this for him.

Anyways here ya go..

From Michael to me 11-02-10..6:47pm'' via PM here on Fauna'' --

Call your local usps... Give them all the serial numbers and reciept number, they will tell you that the Money Order has not been cashed and if it was delivered to a "vacant house" it should be back in the mail to the return address within 5 days. So take whatever day it arrived at the "vacant house" at, add five days (excluding days the mail doesnt run), then add however many days it will take to get the mail back to you and your money order should be back in your hand. If it is not in your hand by the end of this week then I would follow up further. If you really wanted to find it you can spend a little $ at the post office and they will track it. I didnt see the point in me doing this for you though! I guarantee though if it was sent to a "vacant house" like you guys say it was then it will be back to you if it hasnt already. At the end of this week I will check again myself because if it is cashed I know it will be cashed by you and I will spend that little $ it takes to get copies of the front and back of the Money Order because I'm sure you wont go on that thread and say you got the Money Order back.
Best regards!
---Michael ....

From me to Michael 11-02-10...7:12 pm

'' YEP. ''IF'' the money shows back up MAGICALLY -- this week especially.. I will make sure to post every dollar of it --- along with this little conversation also..

It would be aweful weird that, you know kinda when the money would be sent back? Especially sence I have been to The Post Office physically, and I know what the options are with money orders. So, like I said ------

''If the money does Magically show up this week''...

I promise to post BOTH SIDES OF THE MONEY ORDER.

I will scan it the moment it arrives... Just like I did when I stepped up when you needed PROOF the other day..... :deadhorse .

From Michael to me 11-02-10.... 9:19 pm

"I kinda know" when the money order will be back because I asked the post office lol. All I said was what they told me would happen if it really was sent to a vacant house. But cool hope it all ends up well for you man!:thumbsup:

And as promised
 

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Notice that the post office STAMPED the envelope a bunch of times?

Well who wrote '' RETURN TO SENDER NO SUCH PERSON LIVES HERE?''
The house is vacant.. MAGIC..

Anyways happy ending for me:D..

Thanks Michael....:thumbsup:
 
Yeah... that caught my attention as well. If the house was vacant...then there would not be anyone to write that on the envelope.... and it also looks like it was written over the stamps.
 
Oh and I forgot to mention -- OUR private messaging started from me posting on his wall...

Wich you can see, if you just click on his name and look at his user profile.. There you will see my message to him..
 
I still don't trust the guy as far as I could throw him. His behaving himself spree will end soon enough, once everything calms down and he feels like he can get away with something.

He seems to know an awful lot about things that pertain to the scamming that's been going on. Entirely too much for it to be a random coincidence. Especially when added to the other things.

Good to hear the money fairy was watching out for you.
 
yep,yep

I still don't trust the guy as far as I could throw him. His behaving himself spree will end soon enough, once everything calms down and he feels like he can get away with something.

He seems to know an awful lot about things that pertain to the scamming that's been going on. Entirely too much for it to be a random coincidence. Especially when added to the other things.

Good to hear the money fairy was watching out for you.

I TEND to agree with you:D

And thanks -- im super happy to have the cash back
 
From Michael to me 11-02-10..6:47pm'' via PM here on Fauna'' --

Call your local usps... Give them all the serial numbers and reciept number, they will tell you that the Money Order has not been cashed ...

Love how confident he is that the money order has NOT been cashed already. :rofl: How would he know?

I also noticed that he seemed confident that you would NOT come on here to "vindicate" him if you received the MO back in the mail. Nice little vote of confidence there. :rolleyes:

Personally, I believe he realized pretty early on that his scam wasn't going to work and he bailed on the idea, which is the only reason you got your MO back. If it weren't for this thread, I'm 99.99999999% sure he would have cashed it along with everyone else's monies and been on his merry way.

On another note...the mods can't go into your PM box unless you give them the password to your account. You can, however, take screen shots of each PM and post the screen shots here if you want to offer conclusive proof of what was said. (I don't think it necessary, personally, but if you get accused of "editing" the dialogue, you might need to)

Glad you got your money back!
 
Love how confident he is that the money order has NOT been cashed already. :rofl: How would he know?

I also noticed that he seemed confident that you would NOT come on here to "vindicate" him if you received the MO back in the mail. Nice little vote of confidence there. :rolleyes:

Personally, I believe he realized pretty early on that his scam wasn't going to work and he bailed on the idea, which is the only reason you got your MO back. If it weren't for this thread, I'm 99.99999999% sure he would have cashed it along with everyone else's monies and been on his merry way.

On another note...the mods can't go into your PM box unless you give them the password to your account. You can, however, take screen shots of each PM and post the screen shots here if you want to offer conclusive proof of what was said. (I don't think it necessary, personally, but if you get accused of "editing" the dialogue, you might need to)

Glad you got your money back!


My guess is he picked up the pacakge at the vacant house... and when everything blew up on him he never opened it. Maybe he was just sitting on it hoping the fire would die down and when he realized that it wasn't going to... he sent it back.

Here's a question for ya Michael... .and I bet you dont have an answer for it. Unless the envelope was sent signature REQUIRED.... then how did the post office know to pick it back up and return it after 5 days. They dont go around checking to see if mail is left in a box. YOU have to raise the red flag on the box (or drop it off at the post office) for mail to get picked up.

Things that make ya go hmmmmmmmmm
 
Also.. The Post Office wouldn't know if there was someone by that name at that address.. I've gotten mail delivered to my niece and mom here at the house and they don't Live Here but were staying with me for awhile... the only way that could have been written on the envelope is if someone "Received" the mail then brought it back to the post office or put it back in the box with the flag up as Kevin stated!

Pretty coincidental!!
 
I tried

On another note...the mods can't go into your PM box unless you give them the password to your account. You can, however, take screen shots of each PM and post the screen shots here if you want to offer conclusive proof of what was said. (I don't think it necessary, personally, but if you get accused of "editing" the dialogue, you might need to)
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I really wanted to take pics and post the actual PM'S, but I dont have a good camera.. So if need be and the MODS need passwords SO BE IT! I will gladly let one of them do what needs to be done.. And at the same time, I also dont feel I need to PROVE myself to him again.:deadhorse
 
Pretty coincidental!!

There is ALOT of that in this thread and the other one. To me it ads up to... if it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck... then it must be a duck.

Some of the coincidences that stick out to me

From Michael to me 11-02-10..6:47pm'' via PM here on Fauna'' --

Call your local usps... Give them all the serial numbers and reciept number, they will tell you that the Money Order has not been cashed and if it was delivered to a "vacant house" it should be back in the mail to the return address within 5 days.

How would it be back in the mail? The post office is not checking each and every box daily to see if mail gets picked up... and I would be willing to be a "vacant house" doesn't get much mail.

So take whatever day it arrived at the "vacant house" at, add five days (excluding days the mail doesnt run), then add however many days it will take to get the mail back to you and your money order should be back in your hand. If it is not in your hand by the end of this week then I would follow up further.

You seem aweful sure of this.... could it be because the envelope was in your possession and you had just dropped it back off at the post office on its return trip?

At the end of this week I will check again myself because if it is cashed I know it will be cashed by you and I will spend that little $ it takes to get copies of the front and back of the Money Order because I'm sure you wont go on that thread and say you got the Money Order back.

Could this be because you sent it back to him... how else will you KNOW it will be cashed by the person that sent it. You dont... unless it was in your possession. hmmmmmmmm

Add all of this up to what has been brought to light in this thread, the other genefreak thread, and the Jerry thread... and it ads up to walking like a duck.... quacking like a duck.... so you must be the duck.
 
On another note...the mods can't go into your PM box unless you give them the password to your account. You can, however, take screen shots of each PM and post the screen shots here if you want to offer conclusive proof of what was said. (I don't think it necessary, personally, but if you get accused of "editing" the dialogue, you might need to)
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I really wanted to take pics and post the actual PM'S, but I dont have a good camera.. So if need be and the MODS need passwords SO BE IT! I will gladly let one of them do what needs to be done.. And at the same time, I also dont feel I need to PROVE myself to him again.:deadhorse

How about just taking screen shots and posting them. That would work as well as pictures.

Here's a how-to link if you need it

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=201374
 
Ill be sure to call the local post office tomorrow and ask them what went on but here is the number ((800) 275-8777) to the Pass Christian usps so you guys can also call and ask for yourselfs the questions you are asking me. Just fyi there online site says they are only open till 11AM CST on saturdays. Kevin maybe you should ask issac if he sent it signature required because I dont know???? Glad you got your money back my friend and judy I was confident the M.O. hadnt been cashed yet because I called the post office and did exactly what I told him to do in that statement. If he would have done that they would have told him there was no record of it being cashed. I'm glad the guy got his money back and I'm not even going to get into anything else with you guys. Dude got his money back, nobody got scammed, nobody got hurt, and I dont feel the need to say anything else about this as I dont think it has anything further to do with me.
Thank you for your time gals and pals
-Michael
 
On another note...the mods can't go into your PM box unless you give them the password to your account. You can, however, take screen shots of each PM and post the screen shots here if you want to offer conclusive proof of what was said. (I don't think it necessary, personally, but if you get accused of "editing" the dialogue, you might need to)
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I really wanted to take pics and post the actual PM'S, but I dont have a good camera.. So if need be and the MODS need passwords SO BE IT! I will gladly let one of them do what needs to be done.. And at the same time, I also dont feel I need to PROVE myself to him again.:deadhorse

http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/general/ht/winscreenshot.htm
 
.... and judy I was confident the M.O. hadnt been cashed yet because I called the post office and did exactly what I told him to do in that statement.

You had the serial number and receipt number for HIS money order? :confused:
 
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