• 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.

harry wilmer <[email protected]> scammer!

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Just a heads up to all of Fauna. This person is contacting people through their adds here and trying to scam them.

He is hand writing his e-maIls to try and look legit BUT the message is the typical scam. Send you more then you asked for then ask for the extra back
from you.
He contacted me. I checked it and confirmed it as a scam.

DON"T BE FOOLED!

This is the cut and pasted (not sure how to attach the acutual e-mail) the e-mail I recieved.....


this is the first e-mail
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To: [email protected]
Subject: A message about your ad on
From: [email protected] Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:16:12 -0500
Last TWO clear nailed Hypos and 4 hets. Still on SALE

Greetings,
I saw your advert and i'm interested in buying your Last TWO clear
nailed Hypos and 4 hets. Get back to me with your best price for it.
Harry

http://www.faunaclassifieds.com/pp_classifieds/showproduct.php?product=29238



This is the second
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Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:32:28 -0800 (PST)
From: "harry wilmer" <[email protected]> Add to Address Book Add Mobile Alert
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Subject: Your contact address/Payment....
To: [email protected]
Hi Linda,
Thanks for your early response with the prices. I'm offering you $530 for the four Hets and two Hypo Pastels. I'll pay you $3000(certified cheque) through my client. Upon receipt of your funds, i will like you to deduct your cost and send the excess funds through western union transfer to my shipper after which he'll be at your location for pick up. I would like you to get back to me with your details in this order below for immediate issuance of your funds:

Your full name:
Contact address:
Phone number:

Harry
 
I received a very similar email from him regarding one of my boas.
I told him "No problem" please send the certified check right away.
At the very least, he'll waste some time creating the fake check and spend a little money sending it.
 
I thought he was probably contacting others here too. I just hope noone fell for it.
 
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