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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.
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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.
Info Jack Harrison - possible scammer - Facebook
- Thread starter Snake-Queen
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Using this site on mobile is difficult to attach photos in order.
Disregard the first one, it should've been his profile.
Disregard the first one, it should've been his profile.
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This is posted as information & possibly to save someone.
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Michael Brown
New member
Whats with the exact amount down to cents. Possible whole sale / importing?
The list is too big for a flipper … never heard of him as a wholesaler …
May be drop shipping, but my guess is flat out scammer.
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TOMMYTRADIX
Thamnophis
$430 for an anery corn??
Right, lol. I got mine for way less than that. Maybe it's an extra special anery, maybe some vanishing type that will disappear into thin air once purchased.
TOMMYTRADIX
Thamnophis
I got my snow for $15 a few weeks ago. This dude is way off on everything. He may have got the prices mixed up or is truly a scammer.
Has anyone tried to pm him for pics of individuals?
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I did, about some ETBs …
I have not received a response. lol
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$490 green snakes? That's the best...
I really don't know snake prices, and I would avoid him like the 3rd period French class. So bare with me.
But could the 42 dollars above it be the right price? And 430 for the Angolan Python?
I don't know prices of everything. But if I take some the most extreme price problem like the albino radiated ratsnake, 65 dollars seems to be dead on. And the albino spider ball seems to be price at 230ish?
It seems like something got off on the copy and paste?
I could be wrong. And I am not defending him, I don't know him. But it is a stupid mistake I would do.
TOMMYTRADIX
Thamnophis
I was thinking the same thing but some don't match up so he got it wrong somewhere haha
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Bottom right, "Mexican Dwarf" isn't a correct locality. I would expect Sonora or Tarahumara - and they are a lot more than $95.
Left column, I wonder what the "Snakes at Sunset" reference is?
Right column, Savu babies start at $160 and only go up - and that's IF you can find them in stock, that's not a very common snake.
$580 for a ribbon snake...