• 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.
  • 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.

I need help finding a shipping company that will ship snakes for a decent price!!!!

B

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Does anyone now of a good inexpencive shipping company??????????

Thanks,
-Ben Hillman
 
Both UPS and Airborne Express are quite reliable in my area. Prices will obviously depend on the size/weight of your package. If it's a small package it might be slightly under $30 for overnight delivery.

Regards.
 
I know we beat a dead horse over this....But here is an email and response I got from UPS on obtaining permission to ship live harmless snakes:

Dear Chris Moeller:

Thank you for your inquiry. Some live animals may be accepted
for shipment to U.S. domestic destinations with prior approval
by UPS. The following kinds of live animals are not handled in
UPS domestic ground or air services:

Live birds (including poultry)
Live warm-blooded animals, including, but not limited to, mice,
rats, rabbits, dogs, cats, hamsters, or guinea pigs.
All snakes, poisonous and non-poisonous
Poisonous reptiles
Poisonous insects
All spiders

Please note, One Time shipment of live animals is not a service
UPS is able to offer. If you have a UPS account and you are
interested in shipping a live animal that is not on the above
list, please provide us with your name, address, telephone number
with area code and UPS shipper number so that we may forward
your request to our Customer Assistance Department.

Thank you for using UPS Internet Services.

Sara


You are invited to participate in a survey to help us evaluate
your overall E-mail experience with United Parcel Service. Please
visit the following URL to access the survey:

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] ([email protected])
> Sent: 23 Jan 03 10:05
> To: [email protected]
>
> Name:Chris Moeller
> Email:[email protected]
> Phone:7176336343
> TrackingNumber:
> Address:
> City:
> State:
> Zip:
> Country:
> Regarding:Shipping
> Comments:Whom it may concern,
>
> I need information about obtaining the neccessary permits, permission
etc that would be required to ship live animals. My business,
KrystalKreations, entails the breeding and sales of nonvenomous snakes
(North American colubrid species i.e. corn snakes, rat snakes and California
kingsnakes). 99.9% of my business is done via the Internet and accordingly
there will be times when I will need to ship an animal to a customer.
Please contact me at my email address or cell phone *** *** ****. Thank you!!! Chris Moeller
> Chris@KrystalKreations
>
:(

to keep things on a legit level I'm thinking I should change my carrier...opinions, info, links (lol) all appreciated

Chris Moeller
 
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