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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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Inquiry Shannon Bray (slickslug)

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Anyone done business with Shannon Bray from Olympia, Washington? They have some stunning Boas posted for sale here but very little info on them, and no feedback posted here. This is the ad I saw and was intrigued by:

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=614059

I just found their join date of 2009 and only 6 posts a little unusual.
 
I did some search on FB & the only profile linked to a Shannon Bray in Olympia, Washington is this one which is obviously a fake profile of some kind. Very odd.
 

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DavidBeard said:
Upon searching Fauna with the email address, I came upon this thread....which is 10 years old and has a different last name attached.
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I was just about to link to that thread, but you beat me to it. A search for that email address on FB yields a seemingly unused account for someone named Keith Brady.
 
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I was just about to link to that thread, but you beat me to it. A search for that email address on FB yields a seemingly unused account for someone named Keith Brady.
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This is definitely weird. I'm leaning towards a scammer of some type but something doesn't smell right. I emailed the person at the above address, so I guess we'll see if the respond. I also asked for references via PM.
 
I also found this thread, where it seems to be a couple who is/was sharing the profile slickslug, and it may have been that Shannon Bray was supposed to be Shannon BraDy and it was a typo. Nonetheless, an unusual lack of info exists on this person who claims to have originated the Latte line of Borneo Short-Tails?

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=467176
 
I received a PM from slickslug on here linking me to the Inquiry thread from 2007. They also claim to have been a "big time" breeder for the last 15 years.

I think most "big time" breeders have more than 8 references from 10 years ago, but that's just me. If something seems too good to be true, it usually is.
 
Off to work now, but I was a "big time" breeder for over 15 years... see pics of my critters at: http://www.pbase.com/slickslug/my_snakes
I have references from The Board of Inquiry... let me see if I can track that down.
Thanks
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Its pretty much a confirmation that 2 people are using the account (Keith and Shannon, evident by the other ads they have placed back in 2014)....which, unless I'm mistaken is against the TOS. Any mods want to weigh in on this?
 
Not surprisingly the ad for the Sunset Boas has been deleted. Here are screen shots of that ad:
 

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I have known Keith Brady for about 8 years now. I have bought, sold, and traded multiple animals with him. He has been active and well known in the PNW for 25+ years, although he has scaled down significantly to producing only a few species over the past several years. You wont find him in any FB groups, he avoids the drama of the hobby. His Hypo Hog Islands are of great quality. He is several generations in on the project with great results. I have received multiple Hogs from him, as well as seen his breeders and holdbacks in person.
 
Oxbow Reptile said:
I have known Keith Brady for about 8 years now. I have bought, sold, and traded multiple animals with him. He has been active and well known in the PNW for 25+ years, although he has scaled down significantly to producing only a few species over the past several years. You wont find him in any FB groups, he avoids the drama of the hobby. His Hypo Hog Islands are of great quality. He is several generations in on the project with great results. I have received multiple Hogs from him, as well as seen his breeders and holdbacks in person.
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This is definitely a good start....but still, one would think a "big time" breeder could produce more than ONE reference in the last 10 years. Keith/Shannon might be legitimately good people/breeders but theres just not much to go on to say they have anything resembling an established reputation at this point in time. (in my opinion)
 
Well after Shannon Bray (slickslug) deleted her post, Keith Brady has put up a near identical one with the 3 of the same pictures here http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?t=614299
If they are a couple and both active on here I do find it strange how when an ads authenticity is called into question Shannon Bray Brady? (sickslug) deletes the ad for her spouse/partner Keith Brady to post a near identical one. If you are both still together and the ad is legitimate why does it matter who posted the ad?
 
Ross can you please get in touch with Keith Brady, not through this site or fb, and send him a link to this thread? The person who joined yesterday as Keith Brady may not be the real deal.
 
It may simply be that they re-posted in order to comply with the one-person-per-account rule.
More interesting to me is that anybody actually refers to themselves as a "big time breeder".
 
Can anyone who's been chiming in to vouch for them tell us if the screenshots posted sound like their usual writing style? They don't sound like they are posted by someone who's first language is English so I am wondering the same thing Lucille is, were they hacked? The ad is different, but the Facebook posts on the first page sound very fishy.
 
Something STILL does not smell right here. I don't understand the clock and dagger behavior.....not listing prices, being extremely vague, deleting ads, names not being spelled correctly (Seriously if you can't spell your own name right I'm not sending you hundreds of dollars for an animal).
 
Good lord people... wow, I am essentially astounded by what has gone on here... I am me, Keith Brady, have been for 52 years. I used to breed snakes, 1000's and 1000's of them over the course of 27 years. In 2008 or so I started slimming down my collection, as I had had enough of "the business". I kept my Hogs and a couple of Latte Borneos, which yes, it is well documented I originated.
I have not had the need to post any of my animals for many, many years, as I have other outlets, but decided I would give it a try again. I'm beginning to be awfully sorry I did.
Yes, English is my 1st language. Yes, I pulled the ad which was under the old account we used to use when I was married. Yes, the name lacked a "d" and said Bray. I received a note from David Beard saying I needed to cease using that account. So I did immediately. I pulled the ad, set up a new account with my name on it and reposted the ad. But trying to set things right in that capacity was apparently suspicious too.
No, the facebook person Shannon Bray is not my ex-wife. There is no mystery here.
This is simple.
Yes I was a "big time breeder"... check my website and tell me who you know that has bred more species than myself: http://www.pbase.com/slickslug/my_snakes.
I'm still looking for good people looking for fantastic snakes. I hope to hear from them.
Thanks,
Keith Brady
 
DavidBeard said:
Not surprisingly the ad for the Sunset Boas has been deleted. Here are screen shots of that ad:
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"Not surprisingly" you write?!?!?!?! You were the one telling me I needed to take it down and to learn how to spell our last name?!?!? Saying that I was breaking the rules and that I needed to update the account under my name...
So I did. Then you wonder why I did so??!?!?
 
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