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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.

Good Guy Mark Edmonds - Snakejems

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Hi All,

I would just like to let everyone know I recently purchased a 2010 female pinstripe ball python from Mark. The female is very healthy and active, she is very calm and has already slammed an adult mouse down for me with gusto. Mark was also a great guy to deal with, very cool and knowledgable, he has no problem taking time to answer any questions you may have or even to just chat.

Mark Edmonds-Great Guy-A+++ seller

Thanks again Mark :thumbsup:



Jeff Wyatt
 
Also forgot to mention she is a super nice looking pin with a great stripe and patter with some nice orange coloring on her sides. :thumbsup:
 
I also had a great experience purchasing my het lavender male from Mark. He was very helpful and has checked in on the little one to make sure he settled in well. Plan on getting some 2011 from him this summer!
 
I just got my low-white pied male from Mark. He is a great seller to work with! The snake is fantastic and healthy, his shipping was quick and his packaging and was great. He was very flexible and willing to work with me on a payment plan. Thanks so much, Mark, I'm in love with Pirate already!
 
Hi I just purchased a pair of het lavender albinos from Mark. Mark also worked with me on a payment plan. He is an easy guy to talk to. He answered all my questions that I had. I really appreciate that he did a payment plan with me. In the future when I look for more ball pythons I will deffanitly purches some more from him. They arrived healthy and they were packaged great. They are awesome ball pythons.
 
I recently purchased a cinnamon ball python from Mark. He was very accommodating to my shipping needs. The snake was packed really well and arrived in perfect condition. Would not hesitate to do business with again.
 
I just bought my first online snake from Mark and the transaction went great! Very accommodating to me, and got the snake shipped out within one day of payment. The snake was in great shape and packaged perfect. I would recommend buying from Mark to anyone.
 
I just finished a transaction with Mark, I can't compliment him enough on how well he communicates. I would definately not hesitate to do business with him again. 100% trustworthy in my book. Keep up the good work Mark:thumbsup::thumbsup:
 
I recently purchased a pair of het lavenders. They came in nice and healthy and took there first meal in just a few days after I let them settle in.
Mark was great to work with and would buy from him in the future.
 
i recently purchased 4 ball pythons from mark .very healthy snakes.mark was a pleasure to work with i advise anyone looking for a reputable snake to contact mark.i would definitley deal with him in the future
 
i just bought another female het lav albino from mark. she was a great looking snake. came packaged great and she is healthy. didnt take her long to settle in with me. once again he always kept in touch with me letting me know how she was doing. Mark is a trusted person in my books. i dont even second guess myself when im buying from mark. thanks for an awesome snake.
 
i agree

i however have not bought any snakes from mark but however he has been helping me out with getting my self started in breeding my balls and he has taken time out to add me on facebook as well as talk to me threw emails about how to properly care for my snakes thanks Mark you are a great guy:yesnod::D
 
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