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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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    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.

Anyone Know Chris Of Raging Reptiles??

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This is NOT a bad guy thread (yet).... I'm just really not sure what to think at this point, but here's the story.... On Sunday, 8/8/04, I had a couple of back and forth emails from Chris, of Raging Reptiles about two of his Kryptonite Veiled Chameleons.... I decided to buy them (after he sent me a picture of the parents), and I gave him my credit card for $100 shipped.... he told me they would go out on Monday, 8/9/04 via UPS Next Day Air by 10:30am (I didn't bother asking for a tracking number), and I would have them TODAY (8/10/04).... well, needless to say, it's now 4:30pm (est) and they haven't arrived.... I've tried emailing him and calling him (leaving him a couple of very nice, calm messages) all day with no response at all.... now, granted, right now, it's no big deal since I can always get my money back from my credit card people if I have to, but, I'm just curious to see if this is the norm, or am I just being too anal at this early stage??.... Does any one of you know him and maybe can shed some light on this MINOR situation??....
Obviously, if they show up, I'll come back and say that, too.... I have no reason to think he's ripping me off because he seemed very nice BEFORE he got my money.... and there's nothing in THIS search engine with his name on it to judge by....

Here's all the info I have on him....

Chris @ 775-751-2147
Email [email protected]
Visit www.Ragingreptiles.us
Las Vegas, NV

Thanks.... Neil
 
Well, without him seeing this thread, Chris just called me to tell me that he had a big problem with someone in his house (or business) and had to kick him out yesterday (or something like that), and he wasn't able to send out my Chams as promised.... he's going to call me tonight to solve this MINOR problem.... so, all's good.... I guess I jumped the gun just a little.... oh well....

Chris.... if you ever read this.... please accept my apology....

Neil
 
Good Guy

I bought two leopard geckos from Raging Reptiles in March of this year and I received the geckos they were in good condition. For my geckos I'm not sure if I dealt with Chris or with his brother but I think it was his brother.
 
This is a little of the topic but Chris has an ad on ReptiBid for a variety of different leos about 4 to be exact. Anyways I was at another site and I saw the same picture he is using to advertise his leos on this site. The site is http://www.geocities.com/krazyexotics/krazy.html?1079160328559

I informed Chris of this incase he didnt know. I am not saying they were stolen or putting anyone down. Just wanted to through this out there in case they are stolen pics.
 
Krazy exotics = big time scammer

his name is Eric Albertson, he's from burlingame,CA

I made a trade with him after talking to him for about 2-3 months, the trade was 2 AFT;s for my healthy male SHCT, he informed me that the geckos where as healthy as can be...when they got here...they where skinny sickly animals, i informed him of this and he laughed and said "oh well" he does not in any way take care ot his animals, i've seen pictures of his enclosures.never buy from him

the 2 fat tail geckos passed away about 2 months ago, i ifnormed him of this one more and sent him the vet bills and again he would do nothing, woul'nt even replace them
 
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