• 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.

Beware of feederbreeders/Reptilesales/[email protected]

CARL, I am filling out a police report tomorrow and getting him totally DONE with. Please email me what he told you so I can put that in the report to show his illegal and threatening hostility to the cops tomorrow when they meet me at the bank. Please email me and we will talk. I dont want to take up valueable space on his thread where he can be cursing. lol. Please email me and thanks!

Anthony Allis
[email protected]
 
By the way, has he been kicked off this site yet for posting all of our credit card information. Rest assure, it was cancelled yesterday with Mr. Austin. Take care!

Anthony Allis
[email protected]
 
More info about Michael Libby

This jerk sold me a ball python and then listed it on another site for more money. Luckily I was able to stop my payment as he was stupid enough to list the snake before he received my payment. He provided two different addresses for me to send him the payment. One is the Oak St. address and the other is a P.O. Box.

Michael Libby
P.o. box 83
Kimball mn 55353

The e-mail addy I have for him is "michael libby" <[email protected]>

I thought he went away. He must be the dumbest scammer I've seen in a while.
 
Hey,

DO NOT go by any of his info, the representatives that were locking his account down yesterday alughed when I told him the name. He told me he was in FL but is in Minnesota! DO NOT WORRY, He will be getting smacked with the full extent of the law tomorrow. They have his account pulled up and just ready to see his attitude ont the internet. Anyone who has any threats or any other scamful emails or messages from this crook, please email them to me. I can make a novel with all this lol. I am sorry for the people that lost their money but his puny NetSpend account will be done with soon.

Anthony Allis
[email protected]
 
althelostmonke5 [5:51 P.M.]: where did you get her sexed at?
althelostmonke5 [5:51 P.M.]: or probed
ExoticsExpress [5:51 P.M.]: I sex dozens of snakes a day
ExoticsExpress [5:51 P.M.]: yea
ExoticsExpress [5:52 P.M.]: she is guaranteed female is every penny back
ExoticsExpress [5:52 P.M.]: or every*
althelostmonke5 [5:52 P.M.]: hmm do you have a phone number and do you take paypal?
althelostmonke5 [5:55 P.M.]: well nice talking to you im going to assume you dont have the snake and dont want to complete a sale thanks though
ExoticsExpress [5:56 P.M.]: im sorry about that
ExoticsExpress [5:56 P.M.]: but I am also doiung a coupel things right now
ExoticsExpress [5:57 P.M.]: i do not know why you are so hasty, I have another 5 people instant messaging me right now
ExoticsExpress [5:57 P.M.]: I do take paypal
ExoticsExpress [5:57 P.M.]: preferred payment lol
althelostmonke5 [5:57 P.M.]: yeah whats with the LOL ?
althelostmonke5 [5:57 P.M.]: well your not helping much when you wont gie me a call or let me call you
ExoticsExpress [5:58 P.M.]: just saying paypal would be the best
althelostmonke5 [5:58 P.M.]: im in upstate new york so let me know if you want to do this i would like to come by and see her and ill bring my probing tools along
ExoticsExpress [5:58 P.M.]: I am going to be away for a short amount of time due to shows, a family member just passed, I am pretty tied up
althelostmonke5 [5:59 P.M.]: So y ou dont have it?
ExoticsExpress [5:59 P.M.]: I do not need you to bring probing tools to my house, I told you she is a female and if she turn out male you get your money back
ExoticsExpress [5:59 P.M.]: whats your attitude buddy????
ExoticsExpress [5:59 P.M.]: HEY
ExoticsExpress [5:59 P.M.]: I know you!
althelostmonke5 [6:00 P.M.]: you dont know me
ExoticsExpress [6:00 P.M.]: you are the guy connected with the fraud guy
ExoticsExpress [6:00 P.M.]: lolol
ExoticsExpress [6:00 P.M.]: it all makes sense now
ExoticsExpress [6:00 P.M.]: you are marked for this name on fauna too
althelostmonke5 [6:00 P.M.]: and if you cant let me probe tools that tells me you dont have it sexed right
althelostmonke5 [6:00 P.M.]: excuse me?
ExoticsExpress [6:00 P.M.]: lol
althelostmonke5 [6:00 P.M.]: have fun selling it im not wasting my time with you
ExoticsExpress [6:00 P.M.]: keep coming up with new names
althelostmonke5 [6:01 P.M.]: DUDE you know what have fun attemping to seel your unmarked snakes sell it as a male if you dont have the snake sexed fucking moron
althelostmonke5 signed off at 6:01 P.M.
 
THIS CHUMP JUST TRIED INSTANT MESSAGING ME ABOUT PICKING UP MY CARPET PYTHON. LOL.... I checked on Fauna and this name his was instant messaging me was the name he was also known for on here.

HEY BUDDY, try getting a J.O.B, o wait you will be in J.A.I.L --I never met a scammer worse than this in my entire life! If you are going to try to keep getting me, use a different name! lol!

Anthony Allis
[email protected]
 
I think Kimball is just a little south of St. Cloud. Very small town. Drive through there frequently.
 
yes it is... my car stalled there on the way to the Mankato show last year. It is a very small town. The town I live in is like 400 people and it can't be much bigger....
 
Full name: Michael Gordon Libby, Jr.

Most recent address found online (late 2003):
Mike Libby
68 Tri Co Park
Kimball, MN 55353 (Stearns County)
*Not a valid address... someone couldn't remember their address in their new, very small town? - part of the chain of evidence*

Other online address (early 2003):
Mike Libby
68 Tri County Trailer Park
Waite Park, MN (Stearns County)
*Note - if you use the same search engine - the phone number associated with this address has been reassigned - so don't post it!*

Police record, Stearns County
http://www.co.stearns.mn.us/3467.htm
Libby, Michael Gordon, Jr. (24); Tri-County Mobile Home Park, #68, Waite Park, MN;
Offense Date: December 24, 2003; Investigating Agency: St. Cloud Police Department; Theft; imposition of sentence stayed; 5 years probation; 30 days in jail; $50 fine; 40 hours community service; $722.25 restitution; provide DNA sample; sentenced by Judge Jessen on December 17, 2004.

http://www.co.stearns.mn.us/3484.htm
Libby, Michael Gordon, Jr., (21); 120-18th St. NW., # 101, Sauk Rapids, MN;
Offense Dates: between the dates of February 15, 2001, and March 23, 2001; Investigating Agency: Waite Park Police Department; Theft by Check; 10 years probation; 30 days in jail; $50 fine; $4,547.52 restitution; obtain chemical dependency and gambling evaluation and comply with recommendations; abstain from alcohol and non-prescribed mood altering substances; submit to random urinalysis; have no contact with victim; have no checking accounts; sentenced by Judge Jessen on March 22, 2002.

*correct age; match to above address*

Additional evidence - There is a Michael G Libby, born 1957, near St. Cloud - iluvmypets stated that his parents were about 30 miles away.

Also, just in case there really is a boa that is being surrendered: the Minnesota Herpetological Society will take in surrendered reptiles:
http://www.bellmuseum.org/herpetology/Adoptions.html
Please, take this option rather than surrendering to a Humane Society - they are unlikely to be able to care for it properly.

Lesley Perg
 
And today, he is Travis Zuller of Sauk Rapids, MN. As Jim said, he's trying to sell caging....which he probably doesn't have either.

I wonder what his name will be tomorrow??
 
ok here we go. Its been a while since I've posted on here.

I have wanted ads for a 66" freedom breeder. Well I got an e-mail from [email protected] saying that he had the caging in MN and would ship it. I told him to get a quote to NJ and he came back with $105 for freight and that it would be delivered to Newark Airport. He wanted $1000 for the caging. He told me to send him my credit card info...now the red flags started popping up! Who sends cc info on e-mail??? Then I asked him if he did paypal or mo. He told me paypal was preferred and that his paypal e-mail was [email protected]

I told him I was having problems with my paypal and that I wanted to send him a money order so that he would be forced to give me his address for my records in case he did turn out to be a scammer. Good thing I did! He sent me several e-mail BS-ing and stalling. My favorite was "if you don't want it just tell me so i can sell it to someone else." I even gave him my phone # and refused to call. Can we red flags???

Then, I think I finally broke him down when I told him I was a police officer and in an e-mail I wrote:

well I'm leaving for work in a lil. I have one more option which is the computer at my parents' house. I'll stop there on my way. The password may be stored on there. I had them saved on my pc and laptop but not sure what happened. However, I'm still going to need your name/address/phone number before I send any payment whether it be paypal or money order. I understand you guys are probably more trusting in the midwest, but I have never heard of you and you won't call me or give me your address for a $1,000 sale. I'm a city cop, and out here, the liars stare us dead in the eye.


After that, he responded with

Not a problem

Travis zuller
120 18th street nw
sauk Rapids mn 56387

and you have myphone number

Now anyone who writes"and you have myphone number" instead of writing A 10 digit phone # is a douchebag. I said to myself, "here we go..another criminal cracking under pressure. Especially when I when through every e-mail this joker sent me and there was no #.

So I stalled again yesterday and posted on the BOI to find more info. Thank you Jim for alerting me to this thread. This morning at 6:40 am, he sent me the phone # 3203004213

then 10 min later, he must have seen these posts on him and wrote:

"hey sorry but they are gone a guy is coming buy this morning to take them."
 
Lol

That is the same phone number "Mike Libby" gave me.....If you call it, it doesn't work. This guy is full of S$%T 24 hours a day 7 days a week. He is going to get what is coming to him very, very shortly. Then all of us will have the last laugh. I can't wait for that day to come. The next time he is in jail we should all gone down and pay him a visit.
 
phone number......

Actually this phone number 320 300 4213, if you call it an answering machine picks up and it's some New Zeland guy...... When I told him that he changed to the number to 320 300 4132..... This guy is scum.....
 
althelostmonkey2001@ msn.com SAME GUY

I saw in a previous post on here someone posted this email address. I was looking through some of my emails and I saw this one. He was inquiring about the 3 Albino Redtail Boas I have for sale. He never replied back to me. Probably because he was communicating with me throught the [email protected] address. This guy is relentless on screwing people over.
 
I posted a conversation with him under this screen name lol. He immediatly signed off when I said, wait a minute...this name is marked up on fauna too. THE WORST SCAMMER AWARD GOES TO... well, you know all the names so far :)

Anthony Allis
[email protected]
 
Somebody JUST EMAILED ME SAYING HIS NAME WAS MIKE GORDAN ABOUT MY AD. I AM PRETTY SURE IT IS HIM BECAUSE this is who the police record named under. Michael Gordon!! KEEP TRYING!

Anthony Allis
 
ExoticsExpress said:
Somebody JUST EMAILED ME SAYING HIS NAME WAS MIKE GORDAN ABOUT MY AD. I AM PRETTY SURE IT IS HIM BECAUSE this is who the police record named under. Michael Gordon!! KEEP TRYING!

Anthony Allis
Click to expand...
Look at the header to see if it originated from the same (or similar) IP as the others. If it matches then it's a pretty safe bet.
 
The full name on the two convictions is Michael Gordon Libby, Jr.

Michael Libby alias Travis Zuller used the same residence as when he was convicted as a 21-yo:

Travis zuller
120 18th street nw
sauk Rapids mn 56387
Click to expand...

Libby, Michael Gordon, Jr., (21); 120-18th St. NW., # 101, Sauk Rapids, MN;
Click to expand...

He is currently on probation: conditions include "abstain from alcohol and non-prescribed mood altering substances; submit to random urinalysis; [...]have no checking accounts" - wonder if he has violated any of these?

Fortunately either the IQ or the chemical impairment of this joker, or both, is such that he makes a pretty poor scammer. Wouldn't want the honor of my state impugned or anything...
 
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