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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.

Bad Guy Bad Guy Cris Brodbeck 247 reptiles

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I traded Cris Brodbeck of 247 reptiles months ago. I traded him 2 adult female retics and 3 adult burm morphs for his lizards or geckos. After picking his stuff up he never brought his animals back to my house. He just stole my snakes. I have text messages for proof. I will be at the all ohio reptile show this month, If anyone would like to see the text. I have done transactions with cris before so I can't believe he stole from me. He will no return phone calls or text.
 
Need proof here...
But also, why meet the guy, give him the snakes, and expect the lizards in return the "next time" he comes by?
I may have misunderstood, but why didn't you wait to give him the snakes until he had the lizards with him to do an even trade in one meeting, right then and there?

How often have you tried contacting him after the initial meet-up? Were you ever able to contact him again afterwards?
 
I have text messages. I just said I can show them to anybody at my local reptile show. He pick up the snakes at my house and was going to bring my stuff to me in a couple weeks. I have had transaction with him before and never got ripped off so I figured he was trust worthy. There is all types of proof to a crime not just emails. I am a old school her per to so take it easy on me not go with teck stuff. It has been over 6 months try to reach him everyweek.
 
But according to BOI rules, any and all available proof should be posted here. I won't be at the reptile show, so how can I see the proof?

Not that I don't trust you...I don't trust anybody. And not trying to stand up for the bad guy, but for people to make a decision on whether or not they want to trust this guy, most people need to see proof. Has he been made aware of this thread, as well? Even though he's likely ignoring you, he should still know that this is here.
 
He is working I guess with the kick brothers in bufflo new York and saling stuff for them at shows and online. Sorry for miss spelling in top thread 1st smart phone. The auto correct is cool but killing me at the same time.
 
I found a company 'Reptiles 24-7' on the internet and sent a link to this thread.
Alex if you will say what kind of phone you have, I will try to get instructions on how to get your texts here.

I saw the mention of the Kick brothers and Megan has provided some threads so that readers can get an idea of who they are.
But I'd still like to see proof here. The OP has said he has had other satisfactory dealings with this person. I have no horse in this race but I'd still like to see more particulars of this transaction.
 
alex bleas said:
He is working I guess with the kick brothers in bufflo new York and saling stuff for them at shows and online.
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Alex, I find some of your ideas about buyer responsibility interesting. Here, from another thread:

alex bleas said:
Kicks have great prices and sale lots of reptiles. If you buy a snake for less then half of what a breeder charges it's up to you to check it out. You are taking the risk. If they sale me a adult black headed python for 350 bucks it my job to make sure it in good shape. If they sale it to me for 1200 it's there job to make sure it's perfect. See my point
Why do you think your getting such good deals. So far all the snakes purchased are a live and well but I checked them out really well before buying. They also tell you if they are eating or not. So it is up to you buy or walk away.
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My opinion is true buy a 500 car and it breaks. I go to lots of reptile shows and they always have ton of people at there table. Its your job to make sure its not sick. I am a breeder and I charge 4 x what they do. He started working for kick after he stole my snakes.
 
alex bleas said:
Its your job to make sure its not sick.
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I don't agree with the 'buyer beware' concept or that cost is necessarily an indication of health. (How is it possible to absolutely determine the health of a critter at a table anyway?)
There are sellers here that have such a stellar reputation that I would feel comfortable buying a $20 corn snake from them although I would quarantine anything no matter the price.

But my point was that you seem happy to espouse the buyer beware concept and imply a buyer didn't do his job if he got stuck with a sick snake, but you feel somehow that the buyer beware concept doesn't apply to your trade, that it is the other side's duty to ethically complete the trade.
 
Your right Lucille and made a lot of good points. That goes for 99% of tables. I was talking about the kicks table its buy at your own risk and they will tell you that. They buy and sale reptiles so fast it will make your head turn. So if anyone buys 10 crested geckos for 80 bucks and cries that half of them died I don't want to here it. The kicks have been vending for over 20 years. Im sick of the boo hoo stories. Buy off a breeder and get a healthy animal and spend some money. I watched someone buy a snake off them that just regurged its meal in the display case. It was super cheap so they bought it. They probably came on here and filed a boi.
 
Any way cris stole my snake. If anyone sees him at a show tell him to make good on payment.
 
I like how I report a theft and I get judged. This site is starting to suck. This is my 2 complaint on someone in 10 years. The first complaint I filed ended in me winning hands down. She still post stuff for sale you didn't even kick her off. If she were a guy she would have been out of here. It was on 2 fauna action and you had all the proof. You guys emailed sorry and didn't even banned her.
Cris brodbreck is a thief until he makes good on his end of deal. I will not post anymore on this subject unless its to tell everyone that cris made good.
 
alex bleas said:
I like how I report a theft and I get judged. This site is starting to suck. This is my 2 complaint on someone in 10 years. The first complaint I filed ended in me winning hands down. She still post stuff for sale you didn't even kick her off. If she were a guy she would have been out of here. It was on 2 fauna action and you had all the proof. You guys emailed sorry and didn't even banned her.
Cris brodbreck is a thief until he makes good on his end of deal. I will not post anymore on this subject unless its to tell everyone that cris made good.
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Apparently you have a misconception of how things work here.
People are not banned from this site for bad business practices, regardless of whether they are male or female.
People are only banned for violating the site rules.
The BOI is here for buyers to research sellers and have the option not to deal with those who have been determined to be unethical or otherwise bad business people, but we are not going to place ourselves in a position of judge or jury and ban people for such things.
To do so would at the same time be a defacto endorsement of anyone who did advertise as not being a bad guy by the fact they were here at all.
 
alex bleas said:
Cris brodbreck is a thief until he makes good on his end of deal. I will not post anymore on this subject unless its to tell everyone that cris made good.
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I posted a site, above, with instructions on how you can post your texts here.
I understand your frustration with technical stuff, I have the same, but I think it is worthwhile posting proof if you have it.
 
God I cannot read this stuff half the time. Gives me a headache. Post proof. Easy. How it is done. Told and re told a thousand times over. Dont get butt hurt just post the data. Want help? Post emails, text messages of what you have. It's not about you, It's how this operation works. You want help? Follow direction. Argghhh!
 
:iagree: People come here looking for help or a sympathetic ear, yet have no interest in full disclosure. Wha...?
 
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