• 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.

Warning: ABOUT JAMES SHAEFFER

If James said he was getting out of reptiles,why is he trying to do trades to get more?
Rick
 
Originally Posted by reptileking
Anything more recent on this guy? I got contacted by a "James Shaeffer" of Shaeffer Exotics who claims to be from Ravenna, Ohio.. Mentioned this thread to him and he told me this thread is about another "James Shaeffer".. What are the chances?? Did this thread's "James Shaeffer" ever sign his emails w/ "Shaeffer Exotics"? The email address hes sending me mail from is [email protected].. Just trying to iron all this out b4 i decide to deal w/ him..

steve winkler
RK HERPS
856-313-6481



The Shaeffer_ Exotics listed on kingsnake has the same profile as the Burm88 profile that was posted earlier and the Albino_Burm profile from here.

Date Registered 05/05/07
Posts 2
Last Photo Uploaded 1.0 Dbl. Het Reticulated Python (see all of Shaeffer_Exotics's photos)
Last Comment Posted
Birthday 1988-06-02
Homepage
ICQ
AIM Lpdu7
Yahoo Shaeffer_Exotics
Location United States
Interests Reptiles. Music, Television, The Internet
Occupation Reptile Breeder
About Me My Name is James, I own and breed Retics, Royals, and Burms
Profile for Burm88
Date Registered 07/17/04
Posts 133
Birthday 1988-06-02

AIM lpdu7
Yahoo jes159
Location Newton falls, ohio
Interests Burmese pythons
Occupation High school
http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/member.php?action=profile&uid=128640&cat=663
 
He has been posting on these sites under the screen name of Jamio
http://forum.grasscity.com/general/173575-sony-playstation-3-a.html
http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/572333


Email addresses this James Shaeffer has used.
[email protected]
[email protected]


Screen names for this James Shaeffer-
Jamio
Lpdu7
Shaeffer_Exotics
Burm88
Albino_Burm

Messenger Services -
Aol Instant Messanger - LpDu7
Yahoo Instant Messanger - jes159
MSN Instant Messanger - [email protected]

Here is his myspace page.

http://www.myspace.com/osiris88


And a picture from myspace.
 

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Here are pictures of his snakes on his myspace page in case he sends these pictures out for trades you will be able to know who it is.
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From just looking at the environment and at the child in the picture, my first response was:

:ack2: :eek: Someone send that kid's parents a registered e-mail outlining what he's doing!!
 
deborahbroadus said:
From just looking at the environment and at the child in the picture, my first response was:

:ack2: :eek: Someone send that kid's parents a registered e-mail outlining what he's doing!!

He is nineteen. Time to take the diaper off.
 
Dennis Hultman said:
He is nineteen. Time to take the diaper off.

:iagree: If we are sure that he used his real birth date.
(I am learning that people can lie about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING on here, so it applies that they can do the same in other places...some are just careful enough to use the same information sometimes)
 
reptileking said:
Anything more recent on this guy? I got contacted by a "James Shaeffer" of Shaeffer Exotics who claims to be from Ravenna, Ohio.. Mentioned this thread to him and he told me this thread is about another "James Shaeffer".. What are the chances?? Did this thread's "James Shaeffer" ever sign his emails w/ "Shaeffer Exotics"? The email address hes sending me mail from is [email protected].. Just trying to iron all this out b4 i decide to deal w/ him..

steve winkler
RK HERPS
856-313-6481

He also used the name "Shaeffer Exotics" when he backed out of this trade.


Hey all,
Thanks for your interest and offers. I believe this group is gone, and am completing a trade with James Shaeffer from Shaeffer Exotics this week. If the trade goes through as it should, I will delete this thread so it does not get "bumped" by getting hits for the next 4 yrs. Too bad everyone does not delete their threads once the animals are no longer available. Oh Well.
Thanks, Rob

deborahbroadus said:
If we are sure that he used his real birth date.

He has used the same birth date on about ten other forums and user profiles I have found. But, I guess anything is possible.
 
Have to also keep in mind that he has been posting on forums and posting some of these pictures for the last four or five years.
 
Warning about James Shaffier

Hey, some body had emailed me and said that his parents are divorced and his mom lives in Newton Falls Ohio, and his dad lives in Ravenna Ohio ,I don't know if i spelled it right. Also his dads name is also James Shaeffer. Richard
 
Hey Richard,i looked through the phone book and found a number and address that is his fathers. Have you tried to call the numbers you gave me in the e-mail? If you want,i can send you the number to his fathers and the address. I really dont want to post them here
 
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