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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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HI everyone!!!
Im looking to make a purchase off of JONATHAN BENSON on kingsnake.com.Has anyone ever bought anything off of him is he a good guy or a bad guy? Any helpfull INFO would be greatly apprieciated.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME
SHELBY
 
I actually went thru with my deal with him i can say im very satisfied with my 3 snakes but he didnt ship on the day he was supposed to and the next day i kept calling him about shipping out and he kept giving me the run around at about 8 o clock pm i called and he said he was at the airport dropping them off now.
I called him and asked him to send me a price list it took him 4 days but he finally sent it and he had some turtles on it was interested in and he went on to tell me they are this much for this many and he also had some b grades and his actual words were they are only missing 1 leg once i heard that and from the shipping experience i decided i wouldnt be ordering from him again.
Just saying my experience hope if someone else decides to deal with him its a good one!!!!!!!!!
SHELBY
 
I totally forgot to mention that pretty much everything he sells is WC by him in either the area were he lives in south carolina and when he goes on herping trips.I dont know if its legal to do i would like to know because i was told by another man that goes out and catches all his animals for sale in SC that its not illegal at all.
 
Shelby,

1st. You say your very satisfied with your three snakes you recieved from him.

2nd. (then) You say he gave you the runaround.

3rd You requested a price list from him, and you complain that it took 4 days for you to receive it. (Maybe he was busy? and couldn't drop everything to respond more quickly to you?

4th. And then you make an accusation because of the wild-caught animals he sells is illegal because a friend,(who you don't identify) told you that he goes out and catches snakes which is illegal in South Carolina?
Sheesh, you go from satisfied with your 3 snakes, to accusing him of being un-ethical?

You sir, is what I call a BAD customer, i.e., you can't be pleased, no matter what service you recieve.
 
Ok what i said was that i was satisified with my snakes just not with his customer service and i dont know were you get off calling me a bad customer.I was just statinghow my transaction went with him i wasnt saying he was a bad guy i was just saying i didnt like his customer service and the fact that his animals are WC ( which i didnt find out till after i got my snakes) So if you think im a bad customer then so be it SORRY.
FYI im not a SIR i am a mother of 4 kids.
 
Ok Well I really do not remember what snakes that i sold to Shelby Perkins. I sell alot of reptiles each and every year on the internet and at Reptile shows. I usually can make shipments on time with some customers but seeing how i own my on buisness and i am the only one that does any and all dealings, sometimes things happen to where i cant ship out but on a certain date or where i cant get out a shipment on the exact time that was originally stated. No body is perfect and we all make mistakes but also things happen. Shelby being a mother of 4 kids then im sure you know what its like for things not to go as planned.

WELL SO FAR THIS IS THE ONLY 2 BOI THAT ARE NEGATIVE AGAINST ME COMPARED TO THE DOZENS OF PEOPLE THAT I SELL AND SHIP TO EVERY YEAR. I NEVER GET COMPLAINTS AND I ALWAYS MAKE SURE THE CUSTOMERS ARE SATISFIED. SHELBY YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED ME AND MADE YOUR COMPLAINT INSTEAD OF FALSLY TRYING TO RUIN MY NAME OVER A REPTILE CLASSIFIED AD.

Thanks

Jonathan Benson
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Actually, I believe "Mrs Perkins" registered during a period when John was banned...that would explain why that account is banned, as well - it was created to bypass the revokation of John's privileges.
 
Response in my defense.

I remember what the transaction was now. Mr. Perkins bought a trio of Adult Red Belly Water Snakes from me. Yes they were wild caught but they were very nice looking specimens. Instead of sending me a normal paypal payment he sent it as an E-Check, which took several days to clear.

As soon as it cleared I was out of town and could not ship. I got back a couple days later and packed the snakes up and on my way back out of town I shipped them off at a Fed-Ex at an Airport. He called me that Friday before I could ship and wanted to know what was going on with the shipment.

I told him I was at the fed ex office to ship and they didn't except cash so I was on my way to grab a money order to ship and as soon as I told him that he got very rude with me and said If I didn't ship today then to just refund him his money and I assured him he would get his shipment.

So he got his shipment and he still has something bad to say. If he would have just sent the paypal payment normally not through some Echeck then he would have received the snakes the week before.

So theres the whole story and thanks for reading.

Jonathan Benson
 
No Its just that I had someone the other day make a statement to me about a BOI about me on fauna. Just trying to clear it up. Do you not have anything better to do MiStyc.? You never posted on here before about what happened and now you comment on two BOI's Sounds like your bored.
 
Sounds like your bored.
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Nope. Sounds like YOU are bored since you already responded over 3 years ago and this thread about you was long since buried.

Do you not have anything better to do MiStyc.?
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Hello ... you're the one who felt the need to dredge up your own BOI thread. Do you not have anything better to do?

It would appear no one but YOU cared about rehashing/resurrecting or responding to this old thread ... until you did now, 3 years later.

Who's bored or needs attention? Duh. :rofl:
 
Upcreek83 said:
No Its just that I had someone the other day make a statement to me about a BOI about me on fauna. Just trying to clear it up. Do you not have anything better to do MiStyc.? You never posted on here before about what happened and now you comment on two BOI's Sounds like your bored.
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Ok, first, if you're going to bitch about me posting on your threads get my name spelled right. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to read and type what is there. Thanks!

Second, You dredged these threads up yourself, and if I want to post on them, I can. You decided to bring a 3 year old thread up because you "suddenly remembered" what happened. Sounds fishy to me. You posted in this thread before and couldn't remember what happened then, but all of a sudden you can now. :shrug01: Suuuure....

Third, I'm not bored. If I was, then I would have dredged up any thread, and any information that I could find about you and linked it to your thread.

Fourth, if you don't like me posting on the BOI, that's your problem, not mine. I can post on any thread I damn well want. I don't need your permission. :)

LauraB said:
Nope. Sounds like YOU are bored since you already responded over 3 years ago and this thread about you was long since buried.


Hello ... you're the one who felt the need to dredge up your own BOI thread. Do you not have anything better to do?

It would appear no one but YOU cared about rehashing/resurrecting or responding to this old thread ... until you did now, 3 years later.

Who's bored or needs attention? Duh. :rofl:
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:iagree:

And then you want to bitch about someone questioning you remembering crap 3 years later. Don't like it, then don't dredge up your past there bud.
 
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