they have a list of ways to verify your account on page http://www.listia.com/support/topic/verify - it's mainly verifying your telephone number, and your facebook and twitter accounts, and credit card or bank account verification. Here's a page you can go to while you are signed into your account to find all of the things that can be verified - http://www.listia.com/account/verify . You can't really get badges like your trusted seller wings and that kind of verification until you have bought and sold some stuff, but you can verify the rest of your account, so others will feel more confident that if they bid, they will actually receive it. Hope this helps some! And by the way, I love the sweater! Could you tell me how long it is from the shoulder to the hem? and are the sleeves 3/4 length? Thanks! :)