• 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.

Michael Williams, [email protected] - INQUIRY

Alan,
I've spoken with Mike before and seemed knowledgable about his stuff.
We just couldn't come to terms on the loan we were going to do. But he was very sincere.
 
Not too sure about him I've been getting the run around for 3 days now even though he has my money. Also he's in Oklahoma City
 
Pennsylvania? Oklahoma? Either something is suspicious about where this person is located, or these are different people.

Alan, you might want to ask for a phone number and/or references.

WHORE, please keep the forum posted on the progress of getting your animals.
 
I did an IP trace on several emails that when back and forth and they were 2 seperate IP's but both were in Oklahoma city, Also his cell phone is a oklahoma number as well.

I'll let you know next thing I'll do is put a trace on his cell phone if I dont here from him. Ahhh its great having family in Law Enforcement...
 
I just spoke to Mike the other day about some adult boas he has for sale.
He is in Oklahoma at the time.
I would've bought the boas if I had that cash!!
 
The "story" about Michael

I have done business w/ Michael Williams in the past 6 months & everything went well!! We did a trade- he shipped first & the packing was very good & the snake I received was represented well!! I would have no hesitation to do business w/ Michael again! The snake I received from Michael came from Frank Martin & I verified that w/ Frank & he also spoke highly of Michael!!
The "story" behind Micheal is -he is a college student that attended a school on the East Coast & transferred to Ok. on a basketball scholarship!! He is from the East Coast- I believe Maryland or N.J., possibly Pa.( I just can't remember)! He does travel back & forth between home & school on "Breaks"
so you can get different phone numbers!
Hopefully this may clear up a few things about Michael
Thanks
Tim Koppenhofer
Special K Reptiles
 
He does travel back & forth between home & school on "Breaks"
so you can get different phone numbers!
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Thanks for the insight, Tim! That explains quite a bit.
 
We recently worked with Michael on a wholesale lot of Balls...He ran into some troubles shipping the animal but after some time and research he got the animals out to us as promised. They arrived in the shape described and we are satisfied. Michael is a good guy to work with and we would again given the chance. -Jeff
 
Michael has recently purchased some animals from myself off KS. He was a pleasure to deal with, kept communication, paypalled when he said he would paypal. Which is a breath of fresh air as a lot of email from post ads dissappear after they say they want it.

He is in college in oklahoma.


My $.02
ben cole
 
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