• 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.
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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.

Bad Guy memnoch1970

well i am pushing for you also to get your money , i just don't understand him, maybe you need to file charges if you wish i will give you his girlfrends bank info thier is where they cashed your money out of,
 
Fourteen days and still no contact from Chris. I don't believe he plans to pay me back. Funny how he is so quick to criticize others for what he is doing now. I would say he is a bonafide hypocrite. What's more, he is not afraid to use profanity over the phone(as in Toni's case), or via email as he freely admits in this thread on Talk to the Frog: http://talkto.thefrog.org/index.php?...c=13407&page=0
 
The link doesn't seem to be working, so once you are on the site, do a search for, ordered some frogs, in the general forum and the thread should be number 6 on the list.
 
i tried to find it but could not . well anyway i wrote chris and he still says he is going to pay you back , i said well maybe if he sends some money anything will be good faith, well if you want steve i will send you what i wrote ,
 
Hey, Toni...who's Steve? I'm Scott, remember?:eek: Anyway, he has plenty of time to post on Talk to the Frog, but not to contact me. I have seen no action and I will not back off until I get my money.
 
OH MY GOD >>>>>>>>> i have had steve on my mind for days .... i knew him since i was five , i have a horribls feeling something is wrong , mom is old , you know how that go's . well i will email you
 
BTW, I did not find this thread myself. It was supplied to me via PM by a TTTF member.
 
At best Mr. Sulwer shows a real inability to communicate when he has screwed up.
Makes me wonder if he is not evading the issue hoping it will go away with time.
 
Mr. Maybin,
Has there still been no contact from Mr. Sulwer regarding an effort to repay the money he seems to have stolen from you?
 
He sent me an email the other day. Says he has some of his frogs sold and will be sending me half of my money as soon as he receives payment. Well, I'm not holding my breath. He has made similar promises before.
 
well.......... i still want to beleave he will finish by paying you . he is keeping the comunication line open somewhat .hopefuly he will be sending something soon . P.S your new beardie is awsome..................................
 
Been a week so far since Chris contacted me. Still no money. We are quickly approaching the two month mark since I sent him my money.
 
i know it sucks . and is very hard but hang in thier . i still have faith he will pay .
 
ntfish said:
He sent me an email the other day. Says he has some of his frogs sold and will be sending me half of my money as soon as he receives payment. Well, I'm not holding my breath. He has made similar promises before.
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Do we know if this sale ever took place?

He needs to make this right... cause its not going away.
 
well yes it did ........ i know what has happened to me , and if you read all the posts and thier are many you will see all the proof that the money was sent over to him , you will also see that his girl freind cashed checks , if and when the last of this is payed then chris will be on track to selling on fauna again, and this link will be closed,but for now the concerns is when he will be paying back the last person.
 
Sorry Toni... I was refering to .... did the frog sale take place so Scott could be sent the money he was owed.

I have been keeping track of this thread from the start.
 
no i am sorry i miss understood, i am not sure if chris got paid or not , i write him every so often to keep me on his mind and say well , just a little more to go , like i told him anything he sends scott is good it is showing he intends to pay , but so far i don't think scott got anything,
 
It would be a stretch for Chris to offer proof of anything. I asked him the for the name of the store his roommate supposedly sold my beardies to. He got defensive and asked me why I would want to antagonize someone who owed me money. Communication has varied between poor and non-existant with Chris.
 
Well, guess who has still not sent me any money or contacted me in over two weeks, once again? Chris, I don't want any more promises of money from you. Send it or don't send it. Your promises mean zilch! I'm still here and I'll be here for a looooong time, keeping this thread going.:thumbsup:
 
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