• 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.

  • IMPORTANT! PLEASE READ!! About the Google Adsense ads being displayed

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    Yeah, I know. They are a pain in the butt. But they pay the bills to keep my server running. Just a fact of life, I am afraid.

    Want to get rid of them? Simple. Just become a Contributor level member or above and they will be gone. -> Please click HERE."

    Is that too much for me to ask of you to keep this site running? Well, sorry about that. I too wish I could get everything for free. But alas.....

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    Google Adsense ad revenue for December, 2025 was just $30 over the cost of the lease for the server running this site. So, in effect, the money providing the incentive for me to continue running this site is coming SOLELY from the paid memberships and sponsorships here. Which honestly ain't much....

Good Guy Chris Shi, aka Umbra

Lorraine

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I just wanted to post that my boyfriend and I picked up an absolutely gorgeous pair of Uroplatus sikorae from Chris yesterday. Chris was very pleasant to deal with, and even sent me additional pictures of the animals we were buying to show that they had been mating. The animals themselves are stunning! They're fat, healthy, and active, and we couldn't be happier. Thank you Chris!!
 
This morning I received, in excellent condition, a mature male Brachypelma albiceps from Chris Shi for $235 plus shipping. Although I think the prices for some of his adults are a bit high, including this MM, one doesn't come across less common mature males too often, and I just had an adult female molt. I've purchased from Chris before, and know that what he sends will be in excellent condition. Recent molt date included. No surprises today. This seller stays on my A list of vendors. Thank you Chris.
 
I've made several purchases from Chris now, I've never had anything but positive experiences. Excellent communication and packaging, fast shipping, and healthy invertebrates. Also very good prices :) I won't hesitate to order from him again.
 
I'm lucky enough to live very close to Chris. My son and I recently went to his place and picked up several tarantulas from him and he was very helpful and knowledgeable. I highly recommend him������ A+++
 
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