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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.

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plus 50% het for albino male for $140 shipped .also,open to trades.Thank`s,Tony
 
For $140shipped. You can take all the pretty pics you want of him.lol.Thank`s,Tony
 
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Keep the day job tony. Neither your sense of humor, sadly lacking, nor your reptile salesmanship/quality will ever be enough for you to live on by themselves.

Good luck with your little scam.
 
I`m not the one w/the 69 warnig level

why would you want me to post more pics if you don`t wanna buy the animal .people like you waste lots of time. No scam here,$140shipped for these 2 snakes.Heck,I may even give them away (pick up only) Just to make room .Because I love my day job and make lots of money doing it.Thank`s ,Tony (For keeping me on my toes)
 
Either its a scam, or one lousy attempt at selling a snake.

He wanted you to post more pictures because so far the picutres you have taken are crappy. VERY HORRIBLE quality. You're obviously using an old webcam of somesort.

How about some questions...

Who produced your het albino?

Who produced the ringer?

How old are both of these animals?

Why are you posting pictures with a crappy webcam as opposed to a camera that can actually represent these animals?

Can you have someone with a REAL camera photograph your animals FOR YOU if you dont own a real camera?

Whats your day job?

And why does loving your day job mean you may give the animals away for local pickup?

Im confused, is it just me?

Anyways, thought I'd ask a few questions. Take care!


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Any other Questions

Did you read the ad `04 50% het albino.Not claiming to be HET.Bred by myself .From a Snakekeeper line 100% het( which I have invoice for).The ringer came from Craig as a baby in`02.I know your selling 50%ers for $85.But, can`t a guy make room.Wait till I produce morphs .If I don`t get what I`m asking .I`m keeping them all. I`m a Refrigeration Tech. by day. Yes lousy pics,Yes lousy sale,NO SCAM.What I`m a gonna scam for a little over $100 .I wouldn`t risk my name for a lot more money.Anyways here`s a pic from my phone cam.I think what I`m gonna do at this point is sell the to the snakeguy on the condition he tells every body .He tells every one the truth about the animals .He sould be very pleased.Thank`s,Tony
 
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50% het for albino

Thank`s for all the attention to this ad .Thank`s,Tony
 
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I love my day job and make lots of money doing it
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This is NOT a "jab" and I mean that with all sincerity....but if you're making lots of money (like you stated) then it might be in your best interest to invest $100 or so in a good camera. Something easy to use, just to provide the public eye with a decent representation of your animals.

I guess I really shouldn't jump in on this thread, but in all honesty, bad pics are like dirty cages...unacceptable :) Below is a pic I took with a $119 Fuji digital. Trust me, money well spent.
 
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Thank`s for the advice.Is that the fuji fine pix A330 .That will come in handy not only for snakes .But,It will be a selling feature . I feel like explaining on my quote.Point is I`m not selling snakes for a live`n . I had several interested but no money to date.So,if your local (VaBch,VA)feel free to contact .Maybe we can work something out .Like I get two females when you breed this guy.Thank`s,Tony
 
My daughter has that camera right now (she's attending BGSU) and kinda kidnapped it :) I recently replaced it with a Canon Power Shot A75 and it's doing the job nicely. I think I paid around $200 for it, but the features undoubtedly are worth every penny!!

Here's a pic under terrible lighting, so I wouldn't use this as a "first impression", It's new, so I'm still tweaking it out...when it comes to buttons, the only ones I'm good at pressing is my girlfriend's...
 
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I also have a Cannon Powershot A75... Ive had it for about 4 years now... and I still dont know how to get some of the crazy pics that people seem to get... I guess I need to upgrade to a 8 pix digital cam... but right now the money is really slow lol...
 
It's not real user friendly :) too many adjustments/buttons/switches....
 
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