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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.

Good Guy Rodney Jtineant aka Rodneyj aka Rocket City Royals

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I am in the middle of a trade with Rodney Jtineant aka Rodneyj aka Rocket City Royals right now. Normally I would wait until the received animal was out of quarantine or into the quarantine process long enough I could write up a review on the boi, because it is permanent afterall, but Rodney has asked me to share my experience so far if I do not mind. I can sense a strong enthusiasm for him wanting to build up the business aspect of the hobby and do not mind doing so now and following up in few weeks on this BOI post that the animal is just as healthy as I am sure it is! I always say no matter how sure you are the animal and breeder are legit trust no one and quarantine, quarantine, quarantine!!!

Rodney sent me up an absolutely beautiful Orange Dream Fire he produced and raised up. The boy he is receiving was slamming small mice which is what I raise babies on and Rodney asked if I would be willing to work with him as far as holding the boy until he takes live pink rats off paper towels which is how he keeps his animals and he does not readily have a supply of live mice. To me this speaks volumes off the bat because I think a good deal of people that purchase or trade want their new animal now, or yesterday, or a week ago. Not patiently when it switches to rats because they know that is what is best for the animal since I have more than enough live mice and rats to go around and he does not have a source of live mice near him. I know Rodney wants to see his boy in person extremely bad which just tells me his number one concern and priority is what is best for the animals....just how it should be!

Before agreeing to do so and move forward with the trade I chatted with Rodney on the phone a bit and talked genetics, husbandry, and reptiles in general. After even a few minutes on the phone with Rodney I could tell he was one of the real deal good guy herp enthusiasts and had no issues moving forward in trade and working with him until his baby boy started pounding rats. Rodney sounds like his main focus is collecting quality animals that will produce quality animals. I am looking forward to seeing what he does with some of the projects we spoke about and will have no problems doing business with him in the future or putting my name on this statement:

I would recommend doing business with Rodney to anybody that asks. So if you have pulled this thread up digging for info on Rodney Jtineant before you pull the trigger on a purchase or trade hurry up and close this tab and go through with the deal before somebody else does. The quality of the animal I received just blew away any pics he sent me and I feel Rodney is a pretty straight up guy and easy to deal with.

Since the trade is still not complete and I just got the Fire OD male set up in quarantine I will gladly update this thread that the outcome is just as great as I know it will be!

Matt Shifflett aka ShiffyAME aka American Made Exotics LLC
 
Had a great transaction with Rodney. Had just got done purchasing 5k in animals,when he posted a highend animal for sale that I had known about. Allowed me to do a short payment plan. Put 1/3 down,1/3 two weeks later,and the final 1/3 the following week. Wouldn't hesitate to purchase again.;)
 
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