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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.

For Sale Blaptica Dubia - Extra Small & Small Nymphs - FREE Shipping

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Ian perhaps before anybody else gets fooled like me trying to use a bank debit card to purchase from your website you may want to post on your website that even if you don't want to use a paypal account your debit card purchase will STILL be sent through paypal wether they want it to or not.
Bad business dude!!!!!!
I guess I should of took notice when your website says you are a business but you don't provide a phone number which would be the bare bones basics for a real business.
Hopefully this post will be helpful to others that may be fooled.
Once again BAD BUSINESS DUDE!!
 
First of all don't come on my thread and blast me before you send me an e-mail explaining your situation. Secondly, WTF are you even talking about (Excuse my French everyone)? I've been trying to decifer your obviously well thought out reply to my public ad for the last 5 minutes and have absolutely no clue what your bitch is. I received your Paypal at 4:26 and it is now 5:30. If you made an error and purchased something off of my site all you need to do is e-mail me and explain what's going on and I'll gladly correct the situation for you. Thirdly I don't post my phone number on the internet as it's a private number not a business number. I give it to customers who ask for it all the time.

As a matter of fact here's what I'm going to do. I didn't put a gun to your head to place an order thru my site so I'm going to refund you right now as I don't want your business, nor do I need to put up w/ your mouth embarrassing both you AND me on a public forum.

Hopefully all my customers/friends in the feeder industry have a look at this post and decide they don't need you as a customer either. Have a nice day and don't bother w/ The Roach Ranch again plz and thank you.

-Ian Haggerty
 
Jay, contact Ian privately if you have some gripe. Don't hash it out in the classifieds, though.

(Infractions will be given to ANYONE who continues this conversation within this ad)
 
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Jammy said:
Ian perhaps before anybody else gets fooled like me trying to use a bank debit card to purchase from your website you may want to post on your website that even if you don't want to use a paypal account your debit card purchase will STILL be sent through paypal wether they want it to or not.
Bad business dude!!!!!!
I guess I should of took notice when your website says you are a business but you don't provide a phone number which would be the bare bones basics for a real business.
Hopefully this post will be helpful to others that may be fooled.
Once again BAD BUSINESS DUDE!!
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I just figured out what you are trying to say. And since I'm a professional I'll help you out. YOU used a bankcard via Paypal. I only accept Paypal. YOU had to fill out a Paypal order form using your bankcard. YOU pressed the submit order button. I'm failing to see where any of this is fault of The Roach Ranch? I've refunded you your money and here's a tip so you don't coming trolling my thread again as this is the last flare you're getting out of my short temper. Since YOU used your debit card you probably aren't going to see the money back in your account instantly. It's going to take 3-5 business days for your money to get back into your account. I just refunded you and have my receipt. If you're money isn't back into your account in 5 business days call Paypal and don't bother me as it's out of my hands and is a Paypal issue at that point. I would have gladly went out of my way to help you resolve any issues and get you out whatever you wanted in a timely fashion if you e-mailed me.
 
Due to the holiday weekend my next shipping date is Tues. Feel free to contact me w/ any questions you may have as I will have my Bberry on me all weekend and will get right back to you.

Thanks,
-Ian
 
Hey Ian im in Taunton and I need Dubias was wondering if we could set up a time for me to come by Ill probaly take 100 to 200
 
Hey Ian!!! I'm looking for 200-300 mixed load of dubia, how much and shipping to 95521!?
 
BUMP FOR IAN, VERY PROFESSIONAL GUY. RECIEVED MY DUBIA WITHIN 3 DAYS, I WILL ORDER FROM YOU AGAIN, THANKS.
 
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