• 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.

Yet ANOTHER Scam...Collins on Reptibid.com...beware sellers

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Here's a warning for anyone selling on Reptibid.
This was posted in a Q&A for a ball python add.
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Question about this item from (buyer): Collins
Post on: Mon Oct 11, 08:03 PM

"I need to find out if this item is still up for sale and in a good working condition. I am considering chosing the buy it now option but I need to find out if you'll accept cheque as payment.
I am supplier with a wide range of customers and years experience. I have a request for this item and I need you to understand and accept certain things before we proceed.
Since I am buying the item for my client, I am entitled to a commission which would be paid up from what the client pays. I have arranged with the shipping company that would pick the item from your location for export to Benin, West Africa. Thus, I would need you to send me both my commission and shipping cost via western union money transfer after recieving the cheque payment which would be issued to cover all cost for the item to get to the supply point. Please respond as soon as possible with your questions or concerns so we could wrap up this transaction."

So basically it works like this...you send him a check for his "commission and shipping" and he falls off the face of the earth. Pretty simple scam...its a shame people still fall for it.

I tried to do a search for other times he's popped up, but nothing showed up. Just a heads up.

Matt Hennek
 
Hmmmm

Gee, I have never see one of those ads before.. My late night attempt @ sarcasim,please 4give me. I get those emails weekly,see if you can catch this fish..It's kinda fun actually..
Pe@ce&Chicken grease... Mike Clark...

"Karmas got a way of coming back and returning"
"LEGALIZE FREEDOM"
 
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