• 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.

Bad Guy Steve Shillingford - [email protected] - Scammer

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Here's this dudes scam - ordering animals - having his "friend" pay for it - then after the animals are shipped the "friend" disputes the paypal and paypal will refund the "friend because the animals weren't shipped to the "friends" address.

The amount of money in my transaction was small - but other people apparently weren't so lucky

My dispute is still on going with paypal - but here's a link I just came across where this guy has pulled the same crap - and below are the emails - I posted as many as I could find - but I get over 50 a day so it was no easy task finding these.

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1356025#post1356025



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Original Message-----
From: reptilz2011 <[email protected]>
To: ameivaboy <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Aug 17, 2011 12:09 pm
Subject: Message about: Wholesale Tylototriton - 3 species (pics inside)


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NOTE: This message was sent to you via the Kingsnake.com Classifieds. If you
feel this message is fraudulent or abusive please forward it to
[email protected].
NOTE: DO NOT flag this message as SPAM/JUNK as your ability to receive
legitimate messages from Kingsnake.com Classifieds may be compromised
*************

I am waiting to hear from you

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Click on (or cut and paste into you browser's
location window) the URL below to view the ad that
this message is in response to.

http://market.kingsnake.com/detail.php?de=873099&cat=126


To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Message about: Wholesale Tylototriton - 3 species (pics inside)
From: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:17:57 -0400


Hi Sorry for the late reply very busy packing day today.

Yes I'll do $230 shipped for 6 tailiang and 2 shanjing - paypal is: [email protected]

Please email me at this address when the payment is sent and include your full shipping address and phone number for the shipment, can ship out today/

Thanks!!


Best regards,
Kevin Luzzi
WWPS Inc.
510 776 3216 Cell
510 799 3070 Facility



-----Original Message-----
From: reptile supply <[email protected]>
To: ameivaboy <[email protected]>
Sent: Wed, Aug 17, 2011 1:34 pm
Subject: RE: Message about: Wholesale Tylototriton - 3 species (pics inside)


My buddy is doing the payment. He said he'll do it today, so if he does, please ship to:

Steve Shillingford
1 North Main Street
Massena NY 13662
613 800 4027


To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: Message about: Wholesale Tylototriton - 3 species (pics inside)
From: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 16:41:33 -0400


Please email me with the name of the person sending it when they have sent it as I have tons of paypals coming in.
I'll need to receive payment pretty soon if I am to make the shipment today - I have to get to UPS by 4:30 pacific time and have other shipments to pack as well. Thanks!!!

Best regards,
Kevin Luzzi
WWPS Inc.
510 776 3216 Cell
510 799 3070 Facility




On Aug 17, 2011, at 8:04 PM, reptile supply <[email protected]> wrote:


I don't think you got the payment on time right?
So go ahead and ship Thursday.
Thanks
Steve


Subject: Re: 8 newts
From: [email protected]
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:16:57 -0700
To: [email protected]


Hi Steve,


No I did not receive in time for my UPS run


I will verify it was done when I get back to the facility tomorrow.


Shipping on a thursday is a no go for me.

If the package gets delayed it would get held over the weekend
instead of being delivered the next day.


I can ship Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday


Just let me know your preference. Thanks





Best regards,
Kevin Luzzi
WWPS Inc.
510 776 3216


Sent from my iPhone


RE: 8 newts reptile supply to you - Aug 17More Details
From: reptile supply <[email protected]>Hide .Add to: To Do, Calendar
To: ameivaboy <[email protected]>.Cc:.
Bcc:.
Date:Wed, Aug 17, 2011 8:29 pm.


Ok Monday it is
TTYL

Shipping Today reptile supply to you - Aug 22More Details
From: reptile supply <[email protected]>Hide .Add to: To Do, Calendar
To: ameivaboy <[email protected]>.Cc:.
Bcc:.
Date:Mon, Aug 22, 2011 12:01 pm.

Please ship to:

Steve Shillingford
1 North Main Street
Massena NY 13662
613 800 4027


-----Original Message-----
From: reptile supply <[email protected]>
To: ameivaboy <[email protected]>
Sent: Mon, Aug 29, 2011 5:10 am
Subject: update


I realize that something strange is happening with Paypal. My associate is acting up. I will fix things soon. I will not steal your newts.

-----Original Message-----
From: Kevin Luzzi <[email protected]>
To: reptile supply <[email protected]>
Sent: Fri, Sep 2, 2011 11:32 am
Subject: Re: update


Yea now the paypal is being disputed, what is the deal?

Best regards,
Kevin Luzzi
WWPS Inc.
510 776 3216

Sent from my iPhone

-----Original Message-----
From: reptile supply <[email protected]>
To: ameivaboy <[email protected]>
Sent: Fri, Sep 2, 2011 12:09 pm
Subject: RE: update


Give me 2 weeks, and I'll get the money to you.
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I gave him 2 weeks - but my time was running out with the paypal dispute - and today I came across those other threads with him pulling this same scam.

So just giving everyone a heads up. Lesson learned on letting "friends" pay for items.
 
Wow. That's ridiculous. I guess the rest of us will know to make him pay himself!
 
Kevin please send Paypal this info as well.
 
Thanks Paypal.:rolleyes:
After careful consideration of the evidence provided in the case detailed
below, we have completed our investigation and decided in favor of the
buyer. Under terms of our User Agreement, we have debited the following
amount from your PayPal account as a refund to the buyer: $230.00 USD
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