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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.
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Baby black racer
- Thread starter Maximdrakon82
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Socratic Monologue
Well-known member
How exactly do you ship, Ronald? Which carrier?
Socratic Monologue
Well-known member
Well , Ronald, you checked in here this morning and didn't reply. Either you're shipping USPS or something, or just a regular old scammer who doesn't have any snakes at all. Which is it? I'm curious.
I ship USPS
I can send more pics of the snake if I would like
Socratic Monologue
Well-known member
USPS does not ship snakes. That's a federal wildlife crime.
I ship USPS all the time with no problem glad everyone has time to sit around and bother people for no reason u must live sad lifes
Then you do so against the law on two levels. One is that you would not be labeling in accordance with the Lacey Act so that you do not tip off USPS, as it is against their limited list of allowed animals for live shipments. With USPS being a governmental extension, its rules and allowances are synonymous with legality as it pertains to their specific services. It is against their rules to ship snakes. It is against the law even beyond them to not label packaging in a way that clearly states the contents with the common name, the scientific name, and the number of animals contained when dealing with interstate shipment.
Your idea of "no reason" is laughable and that you say you do so "all the time" is an admission of repeated guilt in breaking multiple laws, some of which can come with a significant penalty.
Speaking of "sad lifes", how sad does your life have to be in order to try to sell a wild caught baby black racer? Basically a "dime a dozen snake". And breaking federal law in the process.
Please, just let the poor thing go where you found it and do something more constructive with your life.
IMHO.
I will just feed it to my alligator then let nature takes it's coarse. Snakes could have went to a good home but now because of you cry babies they are gator food.
I believe this displays a LOT more about you than it does about us.
Socratic Monologue
Well-known member
So you ship snakes USPS "all the time" but you've gotten called out on your first post here and the alternative is to feed off the snake. This suggests that either (a) you have no other outlet for the animal because you've never tried to sell them online before, or (b) you got called out there too.
The saying "talks like his lips don't match" comes to mind here. What's the real story, I wonder.
The saying "talks like his lips don't match" comes to mind here. What's the real story, I wonder.
Look if you want a snake buy a snake if not mind your own business. Ive got lots of reptiles if u don't like how I do things tough I don't care. You should have minded your own business and the snakes could have went to a good home instead of being Gator food
Nice try, blaming others for your actions. Your profile lists your age as 39; you sound like a sullen teenager, with the grammar and attitude to match.
You would do well to take the advice of people a lot smarter than you are, and stop violating postal regulations, and wildlife laws.
Try and stop me since you are so smart seems like you would have better things to do than worry about what I do
You're slower than I thought.
We all have other things to do, but that's not the point.
Our hobby is being attacked from all sides - PETA, HSUS, and other "activists" who don't think we should keep reptiles. Your blatant disregard for regulations just gives those people more ammunition against us.
So yes, as a responsible keeper, I DO worry about what you do, and the laws you break. People like you are helping to damage a hobby that's already under fire.
You're right; I probably can't stop you, but there's no need. You're already doing a great job of hanging yourself.
Sorry to come back to this, but SERIOUSLY? You are crying crocodile tears over this poor little snake not being able to find "a good home", so in spite you are going to feed it to a gator. Again, SERIOUSLY?
All you are looking at is VALUE of this snake to YOU, and nothing more. If it can't put cash in your pocket, then you want to use it for food for a gator to save YOU a bit of money in that respect.
You know there is always the option of just releasing it back in the wild, don't you? But that doesn't put any money in YOUR pocket, now does it?
Stop pretending that we can't see right through you.
IMHO.
DDykstra4
Member
Anyone going to bring up the fact that it is illegal to posses alligators in FL without a Class II license? Lol are you actually in Bronson? I’m in Williston and would LOVE to come see all your reptile setups..
U guys are so gullible and snakes got sold all the while I got to waste the time of a bunch of nosey people who should mind their own business but thanks to you cry babies someone bought the snakes so I wouldn't feed them to my alligator. LOL. THANKS FOR THE NEW SALES TECHNIQUE
I presume you shipped via USPS again, as you claimed is your MO.
Just think, maybe one of your "customers" is going to have a postal inspector open up the package to show you were illegally shipping live snakes via the US postal service.
Or maybe you shipped to a postal inspector who answered a report about your practices, pretending to be a legitimate customer?
Now you get to wait to see if you get a knock on the door from postal authorities carrying a warrant.
You were alerted to your illegality in this thread, so you cannot use ignorance of the law as a defense.
Have a good one.
Just think, maybe one of your "customers" is going to have a postal inspector open up the package to show you were illegally shipping live snakes via the US postal service.
Or maybe you shipped to a postal inspector who answered a report about your practices, pretending to be a legitimate customer?
Now you get to wait to see if you get a knock on the door from postal authorities carrying a warrant.
You were alerted to your illegality in this thread, so you cannot use ignorance of the law as a defense.
Have a good one.