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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 The Serpentarium- Lodi, Ca

With Lucille, covered in scab/sores and noticing 4, are 2 completely different things. When you come to the boi, you need to be prepared to go into as much detail as possible and expect to get precise detailed questions. That is how many get caught in lies here, which tend to change outcomes and people who are following these threads perceptions.
 
TheSerpentarium said:
Marcus,

Perhaps you didn't read the entire post(?), but the matter of the snake being WC or CB is a moot point, as it is not in question. Brandon believes I told him that it was CB, yet I did not. It was a misunderstanding that I apologized for and offered a full refund. I never claimed it to be CB, nor would I ever lie to a customer. I also tried to steer him away from a Red Tail Green Rat Snake more than once, but he insisted.


Regards,

Robert Coral
The Serpentarium
www.SnakeMuseum.com
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Brandonadam209 said:
You are 100% wrong Robert, you said to me that you could order me a red tail green rat "wild caught" for cheap but they do not do well in captivity...so we proceeded to order the Captive Bred.
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Brandon,

Could you elaborate more on your above statement? Did Robert give you a price on what a WC snake would be compared to a CB one?
 
reticguy76 said:
With Lucille, covered in scab/sores and noticing 4, are 2 completely different things.
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It was actually Rich in post 103 that brought this up, but yes, to me as well they are very different and not just an oversight of detail.
 
Never said you were lying, but common sense would tell most people that when you come to a site that is only about experiences of selling, buying and/or trading, that attention to detail is crucial and very pertinent.

So, can you explain in detail, what the covered in scabs/sores vs found 4 sores/scabs and which it is. Was the snake "covered" or was there just a few the first time you saw the snake
 
Lucille said:
It was actually Rich in post 103 that brought this up, but yes, to me as well they are very different and not just an oversight of detail.
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So lets break this down. All the Lies aside you think I have made. What are known facts?

Robert knew of his poor condition and gave him to me anyway.

Two blisters, scabs, either way diseased.

He was going to euthanize the snake or send to shipper

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I accepted the snake in poor condition with concerns
The good in me accepted it regardless, I have a heart.

My fault yes, I took responsibility really if you look at it that way

But this does say you cannot trust Robert to do what is best for his customer
 
So, if the seller (Robert) admitted the poor condition and however many sores, why did you take it at that time ??

Legally, you have 72 hours to return any merchandise to the seller, as long as no damage (or changes) have been done while in your care.

If the seller said this snake is in poor condition, you should have said, im no longer interested based on what you just said about the snake. You should have gotten your money back (if you had paid him already) and he should have sent the snake back to the orginal keeper for his money back.
 
reticguy76 said:
Never said you were lying, but common sense would tell most people that when you come to a site that is only about experiences of selling, buying and/or trading, that attention to detail is crucial and very pertinent.

So, can you explain in detail, what the covered in scabs/sores vs found 4 sores/scabs and which it is. Was the snake "covered" or was there just a few the first time you saw the snake
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When I received the snake, I noticed he had more than 2 but were 4 {which was my first thought.} As Robert stated there were only 2. I gave benefit of doubt and had his employee call Robert to verify the snake was fine and would heal.
 
Lucille again Brandon isn't lying but you have to be there to experience the person. And I thought he said UVB but he did correct me. That was my post. But the lighting is still an unnecessary purchase.
 
Brandonadam209 said:
He was going to euthanize the snake
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TheSerpentarium said:
We are completely capable of caring for the snake ourselves, but he refuses to return. He claims because we said we would euthanize it. That makes no sense. Why would I just "throw away" money or the snake? What I told him was that we would either send the animal back to whom we purchased it from (which is NOT an importer, but one of the most prominent names in the reptile industry), or, if (and only if) it did not respond to our care that we would ultimately euthanize it. Any twisting of words is simply an attempt at trying to make us look evil.
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More paint Brandon?
 
Brandonadam209 said:
But this does say you cannot trust Robert to do what is best for his customer
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He did what's best for his "customer" which is to offer a refund for the return of the snake a FULL refund. I don't understand why this is confusing you, or why if customer service is your big issue that you wont take him up on it.

TBH in the time frame that you've had the snake, and the "petshop" (I use that lightly since it's apparent the place in question is anything but, (that being better than a mere petshop)) origin of the snake in question I would be happy that they are offering to take the snake back at all since most places (even the most well meaning and well run) have a no guarantee on live animals once you buy it, or a very limited guarantee. :shrug01: just baffled is all


also, just my .02$ for being a WC it looks pretty spiffy
 
I wouldn't be so sure, as if you look back to the beginning of the thread, the snake in question was supposed to be a display animal....you'd need some type of lighting to display it I would think.


GBU Enterprises said:
Lucille again Brandon isn't lying but you have to be there to experience the person. And I thought he said UVB but he did correct me. That was my post. But the lighting is still an unnecessary purchase.
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Discojaguar said:
He did what's best for his "customer" which is to offer a refund for the return of the snake a FULL refund. I don't understand why this is confusing you, or why if customer service is your big issue that you wont take him up on it.

TBH in the time frame that you've had the snake, and the "petshop" (I use that lightly since it's apparent the place in question is anything but, (that being better than a mere petshop)) origin of the snake in question I would be happy that they are offering to take the snake back at all since most places (even the most well meaning and well run) have a no guarantee on live animals once you buy it, or a very limited guarantee. :shrug01: just baffled is all


also, just my .02$ for being a WC it looks pretty spiffy
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You obviously have different views in life. That is okay we are obligated to this.
 
Originally Posted by TheSerpentarium View Post

We are completely capable of caring for the snake ourselves, but he refuses to return. He claims because we said we would euthanize it. That makes no sense. Why would I just "throw away" money or the snake? What I told him was that we would either send the animal back to whom we purchased it from (which is NOT an importer, but one of the most prominent names in the reptile industry), or, if (and only if) it did not respond to our care that we would ultimately euthanize it. Any twisting of words is simply an attempt at trying to make us look evil.

This guy I have in Bold would send such a poor specimen. I can get better quality from Backwater reptiles.com
 
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