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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.
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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.

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looking for females only, especially looking for one red phase... need different colors. I dont accept paypal. also looking for california toad
 
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Hi i am new to buying and selling toads. I am curious why do so many people say they do not accept paypal? As a buyer and seller i have only used paypal because of the protection it provides for both the seller and buyers. i assume as long as both are honest why would one not accept to use paypal as a payment option? Am i missing something? I want to make sure i can protect my buyers and myself as a buyer and seller. What is the best payment option? I hear too many peopl getting ripped off by zelle, applepay and venmo. Thank you for your help
 
Autechre said:
Hi i am new to buying and selling toads. I am curious why do so many people say they do not accept paypal? As a buyer and seller i have only used paypal because of the protection it provides for both the seller and buyers. i assume as long as both are honest why would one not accept to use paypal as a payment option? Am i missing something? I want to make sure i can protect my buyers and myself as a buyer and seller. What is the best payment option? I hear too many peopl getting ripped off by zelle, applepay and venmo. Thank you for your help
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US law changes now require a 25% withholding for any goods&services transactions unless you enter a valid business ID. Some people probably just want to avoid taxes on transactions. I agree many people use other means to scam, but I personally did not realize the laws changes until I sold something a few weeks ago. My money is locked away until I get a business license for now.
 
Oh my that is awful. That is ruining it for private, small business sellers. Do they just hold that amount until your item has been successfully delivered or are they going to hold it until you provide the business ID number?
 
Hold it for up to 3 months or until you enter a business ID. You can pull it out whenever if you just let them take the 25%. After 3 months they just take the 25% and give you the rest if you don’t provide a business ID. If you give the ID it releases instantly. I believe once you enter your ID you will just pay whatever amount is determined once you file your business’ taxes during tax season. I’m not sure, I haven’t gotten the business license yet, so I’m not 100% on how it operates.
Autechre said:
Oh my that is awful. That is ruining it for private, small business sellers. Do they just hold that amount until your item has been successfully delivered or are they going to hold it until you provide the business ID number?
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Oh i understand now. Greedy government, taxing the same item over and over and over again too. I will keep this in mind. Thank you for your time too. Take care
 
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That is ruining it for private, small business sellers.
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Legitimate small business breeders pay taxes. Legitimate small business breeders are undercut by those sellers who don't pay taxes. Sellers who don't pay taxes have an unfair (and illegal, at least in the US, since all hobby income is required to be as income) advantage over legitimate small business breeders.

Some folks think it really sucks when the rules are the same for everyone. LOL.
 
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Socratic Monologue said:
Legitimate small business breeders pay taxes. Legitimate small business breeders are undercut by those sellers who don't pay taxes. Sellers who don't pay taxes have an unfair (and illegal, at least in the US, since all hobby income is required to be as income) advantage over legitimate small business breeders.

Some folks think it really sucks when the rules are the same for everyone. LOL.
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I don’t disagree that the law makes it fair for everyone. But I also believe we are overtaxed. Taxed when you make money, taxed when you spend money, taxed when you sell something. Government has their hand in everything and the money doesn’t even stay in the US. 🤣
 
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