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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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    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.

Looking for Charles Sieracki

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I purchased some ball pythons from Chuck Sieracki and waited for them to arrive today. They never arrived and Chuck is not returning phone calls or emails.

I can be as patient as the next guy but after the animals didnt arrive on Thursday, Friday, and now Tuesday Im getting a little worried.

Anyone who knows anything about Chuck let me know.

These animals were purchased on a faunaclassified ad that is still on the ball python classified section.

Thanks Tony Hurt
817-312-5532
 
Tony

Sorry to hear that . Have ya heard anything yet ?....I know you are worried about those poor babies....
 
looks like a scam

Still no word today. I filed a paypal dispute today and hopefully will be able to get my money back.

If anyone knows this guy please let me know.

Thanks Tony Hurt
817-312-5532
 
He took me TOO

Posted By: Jonathan Brumfield

I sent him money for two females and he took me too. I kept calling him until he finally contacted me back and gave me a sob story about being kicked out and getting divorce and not having access to his snakes and not having the names and numbers of the people he dealt with. He told me he would send me my money by PayPal. A day or two later I get email can't send PayPal because claim against him. He told me he had a money order for the money to mail me. I never recieved it and again never recieved the snakes and can't contact him again. I guess his wife kicked him out again and kept the snakes and MO again. At first I believed him and felt sorry for him and was working with him then he shut down again NO CONTACT no money no snakes.

Jonathan Brumfield
 
He had been interested in some Colombian BCI and ball pythons I had for sale back in September...Everytime we would make plans to meet it never happened...he would say "I'll call you before I leave" and never call, never answered when I called back...a day or so later "I still want those snakes, can we work something out"...I finally gave up...seemed a nice enough guy, he had said he bought 30 male captive bred balls from Pete Kahl, and also was selling burmese pythons...his email is/was [email protected], phone number I had was 410-276-6490...He wouldn't be the first enthusiast who's spouse kicked him out; hopefully he gets this straightened out for you guys...
 
Chuck & Nicole Sieracki stiff me also (BAD GUYS)

Chuck and Nicole Sieracki have stiffed me for $200 for these ball pythons. This was supposed to be for the 15 ball pythons that he has listed here on Fauna. Since Tony Hurt seems to have purchased the lot as well, I'm curious how many times they have sold the same snake?

I got the same run around/excuse as well. He was thrown out from their home, paypal account frozen, gonna send a money order. He even went so far as to say:

Wed, 20 Oct 2004 20:40:45 EDT
Subject: Re: captive bread baby ball pythons
To: [email protected]
X-Mailer: 9.0 for Windows sub 5001

deron it went out this afternoon sorry for the delay please let me know as soon as you get it

Obviously I have not received it. While all of the emails have presumeably been from Chuck, Nicole was the name on the PayPal account which I am pretty sure makes her party to this. The info I have is:

Chuck & Nicole Sieracki
3114 O Donnel St.
Baltimore, MD 21224-4933
410 276 6490 (cell number)
[email protected]
dob: 9/20/73
[email protected] (but now bouncing).
I would guess her birthday is 6/25 :)

They also appear to have a son. Also, Chuck might be a mechanic, and he took $30 (+) from a guy in AZ early this year for an ATV rim and didn't ship to him. Aint Google grand :) Just wished I had done that _before_ I sent him the money. Hey, he had a good rating with a positive feedback on Fauna before this.

If they is having troubles at home I feel sorry for them and their son. However, it should not be our problem. Of course, if they oversold that is just plain old bad. Anyone able to track down a home phone number, or work number?

Deron Kazmaier
715 623 3326
Bryant, WI
 
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