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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.

Jesse Van Atta [email protected] Inquiry

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He has something I was interested in & I couldn't find any info on him on a search. Has anyone dealt with him or heard anything good or bad.
Thanks
Chris
 
I have never bought anything from Jesse, but have spoken with him frequently for the past 6 months. Jesse is a great guy. I had a snake that was sick, and he did everything short of taking it to the vet for me. He has beautiful boas and they are very well taken care of. You certainly cannot go wrong purchasing from him.
 
No worries with Jesse!! He's one of the good guys!!

Linda Hedgpeth
 
Thanks Scott and Linda

Thanks for the votes of confidence.

Fist off... I am no breeder or broker, but just a hobbyist with a HUGE love for Boa constrictors. I have sold a few boas out from our collection, and as far as I know, the people who have made the purchases were happy. If anyone is interested I could probably get them to let you know how they felt about dealing with me. I do my best to treat everyone the way I would prefer to be treated.

Always feel free to email me with any questions. I'll get back to you as fast as I can. Thanks!

Jesse Van Atta
 
I don’t think there is enough I can say about Jesse.

He is a good guy... No questions asked. He defiantly cares more about if his animals are going to a good home instead of making a buck.

His animals are awesome... When I got my little boa from Jesse my first thought was "He sent me the wrong boa"... She was just so gorgeous. Even my wife (who doesn’t get excited unless there is a sale at the local shoe store) had to check her out.

Jesse went out of his way and called to make sure she arrived safely, and reassured me about her feeding schedule.

He even put a letter in the shipping box that would let the shipper know that if there was any problems (if they were to open the box) to call him immediately.

Thank you Jesse... I can’t wait to purchase another boa from you.
 
Hiya Chris, this is Joe Rollo

Hope all is well buddy..

I actually recommend you deal with Jesse.. you will be pleasantly surprised.

Thanks and take care - Joe
 
Just Bumping this up Front

I just got done doing a deal With Jesse For (1)yearling female Hypo 50% het Ghost (1) Y/F 50 % Het Anery (1) Y/M 50 % Het Anery (1) 02 Male 100% Het for Kahl Albino. Everyone of these babies Look better in real life then they did in the pictures. Jesse is Aces Hands Done I wouldnt think twice if he had something. He was kind ,curtious This deal was great Thanks Jesse :)
 
Jesse Van Atta Inquiry.

I had the pleasure of doing business with this gentleman approx. 2 weeks ago. I made a purchase of a sweet little female boa he had for sale. I asked him for info and pictures on her prior to making the purchase. Jesse went out of his way to see that I had what I asked for. We had e-mail problems from the server, but Jesse didn't let that stop him from making contact. He called by phone. The little girl I purchased was better than I had expected. Very Nice indeed. Everything was top notch from Jesse, from communications to the shipping, it was actually a pleasure to business with him. One thing for certain, Jesse is one of the good guys.


Thanks
Bill Rodriquez
 
Just completed a deal with Jesse today...

I received an adult male possible super salmon boa from Jesse this morning. He is in perfect condition and looks even better than the pics Jesse sent made him look. I am extremely happy about purchasing him. Jesse was great to deal with. I originally called him about 3 weeks ago, I believe, and asked him how he felt about a short payment plan. He pleasantly agreed and we went from there. We stayed in contact every few days and I was glad to be able to pay the snake off 2 weeks earlier than I originally expected to. Jesse was prompt to respond to emails and phone calls the entire time, sent me updated pics without even asking for them and shipped the snake the first day after I made the final payment. I would fully recommend doing business with him and hope to again myself in the future. Perfectly smooth, satisfying deal. Thanks alot Jesse. Can't wait to see what this guy can do. Ryan.
 
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