• 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.

Jim Scharphorn (cool critters by lj )

Yeah I am going to have to get some incubators and racks here myself.. Shoot I just got 2..lol..
-Matt Graybeal
 
Put me on that list...
Seems like every time I talk to Casey...I tell him I need some...and end up taking MONTHS to come up with the cash...

If I would quit buying snakes...I wouldn't have that problem...LOL

SOON, Casey...I swear.
 
jim scharphorn said:
I poorly stand up for myself,

What a revelation. I kind of figured you to be soft after learning you picked on Mrs. Graybeal.

jim scharphorn said:
but I am not to be trampled without fighting back.

Well you can take a whif of the smelling salts because the fights over Shirley.
 
The truth has been seen and presented time and again. Ok on to more productive things...
-Matt Graybeal
 
Yup it has , here it is again

Hey Jim,
They would be 5.00 for 10.. let em knwo if you would
like them and Ill put them in the box.. I am planning
on shipping your order Monday.. Thanks,
-Matt


Lets see your proof on the phone call ??
 
jim scharphorn said:
Yup it has , here it is again

Hey Jim,
They would be 5.00 for 10.. let em knwo if you would
like them and Ill put them in the box.. I am planning
on shipping your order Monday.. Thanks,
-Matt


Lets see your proof on the phone call ??

OMG sersiouly are you mentally ill? If so then I can understand the problem you are having here. Man that was in the middle of Febuary. Not trying to be mean here but you need some professional help.
-Matt Graybeal
 
LOL, Tell us something we DIDNT know...


He's even got the good guys who temporarily vouched for him now wonderwing what the hell they were thining dealing with him. Damn does this guy certainly know how to destory himself!

CHEERS! ENCORE! ENCORE!!!!!

(Sits back, grabs popcorn, and enjoys the show....)
 
Quote by Jim O
Jim! You had a good guy thread here. Why did you come back and screw it up with rantings that have nothing to do with the "good" sales that you have made?

HAD BEING THE MAIN WORD WITHIN THE SENTENCE
 
jim scharphorn said:
Yup more cheap pop shots,

The nights young and I'm on vacation for the next two weeks.

jim scharphorn said:
never was rude to Matts Mom !

Oh poppy cock! Youre about as abrasive as the toilet paper in high school stall. You want us to believe you have a good side to your crotchy side? What you did was to disturb his mother by thinking her son had a problem with you. You worried her for no reason and that Jimmy makes you a real crum.

jim scharphorn said:
seeing you canot see the truth.

That sounds like a Ben Stiller line from Dodge Ball. "Nobody makes me bleed my own blood". And why do I see you as this sort? Oh Lord now I cant get this vision out of my head.

Jim, truthfully its more like I cant see my own feet after putting on 30 pounds over the winter. I've never had a problem seeing through the stupidity to find the truth. Truth be told your petty greivence with Matt has made you appear a very stupid man. You've passed silly a while ago and skipped right over dumb.......just go for it and bring home the gold Jim.
 
critical bill said:
Jim, truthfully its more like I cant see my own feet after putting on 30 pounds over the winter. I've never had a problem seeing through the stupidity to find the truth. Truth be told your petty greivence with Matt has made you appear a very stupid man. You've passed silly a while ago and skipped right over dumb.......just go for it and bring home the gold Jim.

In other words Jim....

Congratulations, you just made the game retard compatible.
 
Alias47 said:
Jim...I have never called you a liar.

I have no problem saying it. He flat out lied when he started this up again.
jim scharphorn said:
LOL, You guys rock,
I would never take back what I said about casey's racks, and what I said about Matt and my deal, look at how Matt posted good on me on page one, he is trying to make up for his lies, that you guy's believed.
You wrong me and I will let it be known, flat out.
You do not see any posts here were I wronged someone do you !!
I am one of the good guy's
You do not have to worry about any problems with my products or animals.. If your not happy then send it back for a full refund including shipping both ways.
By the way, ever since my other post with Matt, my sales have increased, Got to buy me a new boat, Thanks for the head lines guy's.

Jim your a Liar
Dennis Hultman said:
Posted by Matt on 01-20-2005, 10:14 PM




Posted by someone oozing with ethics and would not tell a lie on 02-25-2005, 02:10 PM

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=65133&page=1&highlight=Matt+Graybeal


jim scharphorn said:
I cannot believe how many people are impressed with these racks. I think they suck, I purchased 2 of them at first. I finally had some baby chondros hatch. and one of my babies got out because the tub shelf is not even, the back slopes downward to give a bigger gap in the back, then I emailed them to let them know and they gave no remidy for my situation, I then had 2 racks and wanted a third one to make my stack complete and the third rack is wider then the first 2 so they look like crap and do not sit flush with my other cages, and then I had a baby escape from a different rack.

This is why I started building racks myself because I think his stink.

Question
Dennis Hultman said:
When was the purchase? The rack looks like it has been used for awhile.

You are building racks now, right? That is what you said.
If this purchase was long ago, why post now? Except for the fact you now have racks for sale yourself seems to be the only reason.

LIE, You were not fined a few years ago.
jim scharphorn said:
A few years ago, got fined and did not pay my fine for close to a year, been seeing everyweek posts about how great the racks are, decided that someone needs to post how crapy they are, take it like you will, I do not need to down casey to sell anything, just posted my experience just like you did. Sorry you do not like it. I am not happy so why should I pretend to be ?
Dennis Hultman said:
I think Casey and Darla address the issue very professionally. The flack you are getting has a lot to do with the way you worded, as you said.

Why would people think you are just mentioning it to sell your racks?


Because you plugged yourself.


You said you did not respond until now because



The suspended member log states you were suspended on 04/19/04 not a few years ago. Just does not seem to add up.


Anyway Casey and Darla handled the situation.

jim scharphorn said:
I would never take back what I said about casey's racks
LIE
jim scharphorn said:
Casey, I opoligize to you, By saying the product sucks, I probably to grudge out to far. The product works great except for my escapes, I should have worded it different by saying the product has flaws. The third unit I purcahsed was a different size and I still have not even used it. Finding out that you changed a few things was new to me. and by me first telling you that I had a escape and me wanting a replacement, I gave you the option of offering and you did not so there was probably comunication errors and I held hard feelings toward this. And with me saying things to you at the show about your doors was not meant in critisisim but meant to be conserned in my opinion. And by me saying in email about the welds was also not critisisim.
So I opoligize for saying they suck.
With my units the only thing I am woried about is escapes other then that they funtion very well.
And you say you fixed this problem.
Casey Hulse said:
No Problem, apology accepted.
If you give me the exact size of the "older" units, I will make one that size and trade it for the one the one you got at Grand Rapids. We will be at the GR show in May, the 3rd I think so we can swap. I will also repair the other one, I have some very thin (1mm) plastic that should work very nicely. See ya.

Was that an apology? I think so.
 
Nice digging, Dennis!

Jim S., why are you doing this to yourself? I'm not speaking just from a standpoint of your reputation, but it appears that no matter what anyone has tried to do to appease you once you've become angry, it's not good enough. Why is that? That's not healthy.

Casey offered to swap the enclosure. Matt offered all sorts of recompense for your trouble. What gives?

On another note, whether you were rude to Matt's mom or not (and I'm sure that you realize that you are quite capable of coming across that way regardless of your intention), you had no business discussing the deal with her. The extent of your conversation with Matt's mom should have been to leave a message for Matt. Would you like someone calling you at your drywall job, and having a bitch session with your boss if you weren't there?

Jim, I still stand by the opinion that you take excellent care of your animals; however, that's only one piece of a business transaction. Work on your professionalism, work on your anger issues, and get the other pieces together. No one is perfect, but everyone should strive for improvement.
 
I never caught that post in Casey's thread offering to replace the unit at the GR show on May 7th...

Hey...I am planning on being at that show...I think...

Got a pair of BP's to pick up in GR...figured that weekends was as good as any...go visit some family in Muskegon...have mother's day with the mother in law...

Depending on the size of the those racks (and whether he can swallow his pride long enough to bring them in) I'll buy them from you...I know most of mine are black...but I am not THAT picky...LOL

Besides I already have those white shoebox racks...so it won't be TOO mix and match...

Of course...you would think that Jim, being the 'Master Rack Builder', would have figured out how to fix them himself, by now.
 
Casey offered to replace the one that was different size. not the 2 that I had escapes in, he offered to shim them, I can shim them if I wished to.
As soon as I get free time to build myself some racks these will be trashed.
I am going to try and not post here anymore so please do not ask questions, I have my reasons for my posts and they are my reasons, they are not bad deals I have made but are bad deals I recieved.. like it or not they are my deals.
 
Yeah guys, no more pointing that gun at his head forcing him to post! SHAME ON YOU!



lol
 
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