Well I'm not "that" close to Thayer, although I used to be lol, I'm probably an hour an a half away maybe less, which is why I said I could "almost" do a local pick up lol
That justs shows potential bidders that your serious about your auctions on here and gives them a little bit of peace of mind before bidding, there's a lot of newbies getting on here lately listing fake items with intentions of scamming people out of their credits, so yeah some verification would come in handy, just some useful information for ya, welcome to Listia!
Yeah when your first going to list an item, there is a box you can check to offer local pick up as well as shipping it, but offering free shipping will get you the most credits versus local pick up, and if you can verify either a phone number or credit/debit card on your account, that will help you get more bids too