thanku again for all ur kind words yes i do blow up so what im not a proffessional by no means and i didnt come on here to make money i was just trying to by and sell a few things so if u all dont like me who the hell cares sure as hell not me and as for for that josiediann girl i do believe she is a skammer so i did what i felt was rite n let every1 know and for the 1 sayn i blew up on them bceuse he didnt want what i had to offer it was because i felt he was tryn to say what i had was crap like he was better then me or something and to tell u all the truth most all people i feel on fauna have there nose in the air like their so much better cuz they have this or that and us nobodys dont matter we r just bottom feeders i like fauna alot not to sell things but to buy things its like when ur tryn to sell people want to ask a million and 1 questions u see the pic u no what it is its simple u pay we ship at this waisting time talking is krazy when i want to buy i contact send money done deal not all this pussy footn around Again thanku every for all ur kind words
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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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Inquiry John Perkins AKA geckoman2 (inquiry)
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Wow,his reaction was absolutely ridiculous..I dont see him being here for very long...
your not helping your case
Wow...I see an infraction or ban comming..I think you should really look hard at what you are saying before you say it..There is no explanation for your behavior..I take it you are young and probably dont understand how all this works..But this place could have helped you alot..Now all you are doing is making people dislike you with each new post..I am still wondering how old you are?
hes old enough to have tattoos which are displayed in his pictures so im assuming hes over 18
Wow. You seriously misconstrued what I said. I didn't want what you had to offer in trade. I don't work with colubrids, inverts, or amphibians so, no, I don't want any of those. I did in no way shape or form tell you that what you had was "crap" or that I "was better than you."
If you hadn't blown up about it and had handled it in a normal manner I would not be here now sharing my experience with you. You are going to have a hard time buying or selling much of anything with the attitude you are copping with everyone.
Answering questions shows that you have good customer service and are willing to go above and beyond to give detailed information that maybe your post did not explain. Even if I am interested in someones reptile I will ask questions that come to mind and if they are not willing to answer my questions that would bring up a red flag to me. I want to know what I am purchasing before I spend the money on it. If your not willing to answer someones questions on a reptile they are interested in that shows poor customer service and I myself would be inclined to move on and find another reptile from someone else that would answer my questions.
It's not about that they thought your animals were cheap it's about they were not interested in what you were offering for. If you make someone a trade offer or money offer and they reject your offer either move on or up your offer. On that note, even if someone has "or best offer" in their ad I will PM them instead of making the offer in their thread.
From what I have seen from your posts that you really need to improve your customer service skills as well as the anger problem you stated you have because I doubt that someone would be willing to purchase or sell to you if you keep going off on them. I myself for one would not buy from you just due to the fact that you think I should just look at the picture, buy, and be happy with my purchase without asking any questions. But everyone has their own way of spending their money and I am not going to tell you how to spend yours but I myself would ask questions even if I have dealt with the person before.
And from what I am getting from what you have said and I could have misread it or took it out of context is that someone is a scammer / bad person because they would not ship out on Thursday and wanted to wait to Monday to make sure there was no chance of a shipping delay and they animal being stuck in a box with a heat pack that more than likely would quit working before Monday and they animal perish for no reason but impatience to receive the animal because you did not want to wait.
Jeff Wise
James, I dont think anything hes really saying is infraction worthy, but, I am having a really hard time deciphering it all.
He just stated his opinion or feeling as to they reason why he posted. He is upset and I can sympathize with that.
I understand that you wanted to warn people of a "possible skammer"
The problem many of us are having is your timing. Its understandable why you would post a warning however, you might have wanted to find out what the real issue was. Personally, I dont look at you as a "bottom feeder", but more of a potential buyer from me. As a matter of fact, I look at everyone on here as a potential customer down the road someday. If you have this approach with everyone you encounter on here, you will have a lot more successes than disappointments.
John no one here is dogging you on you spelling what were trying to get threw to you is think before you type your anger is going to get you no where fast trust me. Also John you did what you had to do with the bad guy thread all this thread was about was just asking for some info from people that has sold/ bought from you before that's it it wasn't to dog you or try to give you a bad name YOU did that on your own.
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Just trying to read his posts in confusing enough... I would hate to see his response if I asked him a question about anything he had to offer... It would sound like gibberish!! Text Talk is not very professional at all.. I mean.. It's not as if I would not do business with someone that talked in text talk.. I would just proceed with caution at that point but with his responses to this inquiry.. I wouldn't do business with him for fear of being bashed and treated poorly just by asking a question!!
John... You may never wish to do business with the people on this forum which is fine but if you want to keep up with business in the reptile industry... learn a little about customer service and treat everyone as though they were a potential customer!! That's the best thing you could do for yourself right now!! You seem to be very impulsive and don't think before you type or speak... You may want to read over what you type.. think about what you are saying and how it may look to other people.
That's just my .02 and I'm sure he'll come back with another witty post about the advice he was given! This site can definately bring out the best in some people and the worst in others but it's a GREAT Tool!!
John... You may never wish to do business with the people on this forum which is fine but if you want to keep up with business in the reptile industry... learn a little about customer service and treat everyone as though they were a potential customer!! That's the best thing you could do for yourself right now!! You seem to be very impulsive and don't think before you type or speak... You may want to read over what you type.. think about what you are saying and how it may look to other people.
That's just my .02 and I'm sure he'll come back with another witty post about the advice he was given! This site can definately bring out the best in some people and the worst in others but it's a GREAT Tool!!
i would like to hear from the person who he sold that okeetee too and see how the service tawards them was
"He is upset and I can sympathize with that."
Gezz ok he's going off and this upset over someone just "asking" about him???!
Look what he done to be today and all for nothing, I sure didn't deserve it.
And he wants to through a little fit and say he is so offended and Cody should not have ask about him that he is not a "skammer"... HOW DOES IT FEEL?
I never thought he was a scammer, I was going to go through with the deal, that's the bad part here.
Not only that but AFTER reading everything that he did today from others on here who knows me he STILL says I'm a scammer on this post..
Amanda
Gezz ok he's going off and this upset over someone just "asking" about him???!
Look what he done to be today and all for nothing, I sure didn't deserve it.
And he wants to through a little fit and say he is so offended and Cody should not have ask about him that he is not a "skammer"... HOW DOES IT FEEL?
I never thought he was a scammer, I was going to go through with the deal, that's the bad part here.
Not only that but AFTER reading everything that he did today from others on here who knows me he STILL says I'm a scammer on this post..
Amanda
Well thankfully most people are on your side on that thread so if people who are hoping to buy from you look up your BOI they will see how rediculous his claims are. Hopefully the scammer label will fade quickly, I know that your a good person to do business with and I believe others will agree.
"Inquiry" there guy, is not an offensive thing. Why would it be? What do you have to
COOL! How'd that happen? Typing away, and blink...
Anyway, what do you have to hide? Just because somebody looks into what kind of person you are before doing a deal, is nothing at all to be offended by unless you're hiding something. It's the SMART thing to do actually.
Admitting you have an anger problem is the first step towards a remedy by the way. I'd work on that if I was you. If you hope to last long around here anyway. Spelling is the least of your worries.
Anyway, what do you have to hide? Just because somebody looks into what kind of person you are before doing a deal, is nothing at all to be offended by unless you're hiding something. It's the SMART thing to do actually.
Admitting you have an anger problem is the first step towards a remedy by the way.
I'd work on that if I was you. If you hope to last long around here anyway. Spelling is the least of your worries.
Damn, lost my quote too.
Richard... your getting old. Your forgetting stuff. LOL
As he said.. inquiry's are not a bad thing. I have had two transactions with Richard that went flawless. Why.... because I inquired first and found out I was dealing with a reputable individual. The boa's I got from him are growing like weeds and Im still getting bit. Who could ask for more.
As he said.. inquiry's are not a bad thing. I have had two transactions with Richard that went flawless. Why.... because I inquired first and found out I was dealing with a reputable individual. The boa's I got from him are growing like weeds and Im still getting bit. Who could ask for more.
I still have Johns back in most of this. I do really agree that alot of people here and on cornsnakes.com come off very snobbish and stuck up and think they are better then everyone. Trust me I get bashed all the time for nothing. Just cause someone doesnt like how i represented a sale thread or other stuff like that.
I do feel for amanda as well. He should of posted in a nother thread about this and not the bad guy. But give him a break. He is new here and may not of know that thread was permeant hey I didnt until now.
Plus in his mind he was trying to do the right thing by letting others know that amanda seemed suspicious in his eyes. I know I would rather hear someone say that then to keep it to themselves and then I get screwed over by that person that he thought was suspicious but told no one about it.
I really think everyone should just let by gowns be by gowns give this guy a break this time and start a new.
I do feel for amanda as well. He should of posted in a nother thread about this and not the bad guy. But give him a break. He is new here and may not of know that thread was permeant hey I didnt until now.
Plus in his mind he was trying to do the right thing by letting others know that amanda seemed suspicious in his eyes. I know I would rather hear someone say that then to keep it to themselves and then I get screwed over by that person that he thought was suspicious but told no one about it.
I really think everyone should just let by gowns be by gowns give this guy a break this time and start a new.
It's bygones, and it's good that you have his back. Maybe you two can sell stuff to each other, considering that his customer base and 90% of his chances at establishing himself as an upstanding professional are flyin out the window faster than a Kleenex in a hurricane.