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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.

Inquiry on Hellfire Reptiles??? Anyone done business with them???

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HellFire Reptiles ---I am going to spend about 1k with them. Just wondering if anyone has done any sort of business with them. Are they good guys???

Any info would be helpfull!

Thank you,

Scott
 
Joe Yakelis @ Hellfire Reptiles -- Great Guy!

Yes........Joe Yakelis @ Hellfire Reptiles is a great guy. Buy with confidence. We have purchased animals from Joe in past and will do so again in the future.
 
Forgot to mention that if you will do a search on Yakelis or Hellfire on this forum, you will turn up several threads about Joe and I don't think you will find any negative comments. Good luck.
 
Thanks for the kind words Louis.

Chris - I'm a huge fan of irony, but I need some help with this one. Lay it on me...
 
HellFire said:
Thanks for the kind words Louis.

Chris - I'm a huge fan of irony, but I need some help with this one. Lay it on me...
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Joe,

Insist on a USPS Money Order in advance and all might go well.

This person has stopped payment when he purchased COD, changed terms, ships snakes USPS, lies, threatens, etc. There is a lengthy thread at http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=82824 including copies of a PM where he threatened a Fauna member, earning himself a three day ban.

He also uses a pseudonym as his real name is Terrance Scott Sanchez.

Frankly, I wouldn't do business with him (Terrance Scott Sanchez) if my house was burning. I'd run, and fast.
 
Seems obvious, Terry, Scott, whatever his name really is, has been on the wrong side of a couple BOI threads recently. It's a bit ironic that he is using the same forum, to check up on Joe, that so thoroughly trashed him (Scott) so recently......

At least that's how I took Chris' comment.
 
Never mind.
I just have a very dry sense of humor thats all.


And what i found ironic has absolutly nothing to do with Hellfire. :)


Chris
 
Chris, you need to put your full name, first and last name or run the risk of having your post's deleted. All irony aside...you should read the rules before posting on the BOI.
 
Laura Fopiano said:
Chris, you need to put your full name, first and last name or run the risk of having your post's deleted. All irony aside...you should read the rules before posting on the BOI.
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Thank you for bringing it to my attention.I am in the process of attempting to rectify this problem .Sorry for being rude.

Christopher Frank
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The irony is that you do not want to do business with Terry Scott and it is funny that he would inquire about someone else. He is scum and will take your animals and not pay for them. Terry Scott has owed me 420 bucks since January. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH HIM.
 
MattsGecko is a liar and a snake killer!!!!! Watch out!!!

Mattsgecko said:
The irony is that you do not want to do business with Terry Scott and it is funny that he would inquire about someone else. He is scum and will take your animals and not pay for them. Terry Scott has owed me 420 bucks since January. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH HIM.
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Matt STFU Get a life all the snakes you sent me were sick and dead!!!!

Don't even talk about me as a person to do business with..

You are the scammer my friend. Talk all you want if you were really screwed out of money you would have done something about it......but you have not gone through any legal action because you shipped illegally, and also shipped me dead snakes and sick ones too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


MattsGecko is a piece of brown stuff you find floating in a....

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ScottsSerpents said:
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Matt STFU Get a life all the snakes you sent me were sick and dead!!!!

Don't even talk about me as a person to do business with..

You are the scammer my friend. Talk all you want if you were really screwed out of money you would have done something about it......but you have not gone through any legal action because you shipped illegally, and also shipped me dead snakes and sick ones too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


MattsGecko is a piece of brown stuff you find floating in a....

:toiletcla
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Excuse me,i have a question for you.

Have you stopped and thought about how this and the countless other posts , reflect on you as a business person?
And how it looks to someone who might have been willing to do business with you?
And what it says about your character?
And how it makes you look like a person?

Seriously, did you stop to think about that ?
 
FYI - For Your Information

christopher66 said:
Excuse me,i have a question for you.

Have you stopped and thought about how this and the countless other posts , reflect on you as a business person?
And how it looks to someone who might have been willing to do business with you?
And what it says about your character?
And how it makes you look like a person?

Seriously, did you stop to think about that ?
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:rofl: Yep, thought about it for about 5-10 hrs and your point is........

Listen man lots of people know me and know I am a good business man.

I really don't care what you or anyone else has to say negative about me.

MattsGecko is a scumbag!!!

I though about that one for 1 sec.......

Anyone who kills snakes and sends sick ones illegally through USPS is a Low Life!!!

There is a lot worse crap talking on here than mine, so get off it christopher66.
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This whole Fauna site is the worst investment ever!!!

The admin allows slandering of people and crap talking...

Some people on here have a ignorant mafia mentality!

Lots of people abuse there powers here.

People like you have no life and type to ever post you see even though you have never done business with the person.

That is why I like Kingsnake.com is cuts the BS!!!


I am not here to kiss anyones butt! I know who I am and I am a good guy!!!
I also have a life and family unlike some of you who stay on here all day long and talk crap to people you dont know!


:raspberry So talk Negative all you want!!! You dont know me nore have you done any business with me!!!


- Scott
 
ScottsSerpents said:
Listen man lots of people know me and know I am a good business man.
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Only a moron would use your name and "good" in the same sentence unless it was in the context of "good for nothing".

Now people, let's try to keep the stuff about Terrance Scott Sanchez the lying scumbag in his own thread(s). This thread is about Joe who hopefully has decided not to do business with this assclown.
 
Jim O said:
Only a moron would use your name and "good" in the same sentence unless it was in the context of "good for nothing".

Now people, let's try to keep the stuff about Terrance Scott Sanchez the lying scumbag in his own thread(s). This thread is about Joe who hopefully has decided not to do business with this assclown.[/QUOTE

Oops..my bad Jim. :)

Joe , i hope that all these posts have given you ample information.And that Scott's Serpents have made it self evident of the non exestent level of professionalism he conveys to the public with the remarks he has made here.

I personally would not wish to do business with this person or his company.
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