If youve got to have a verified localbitcoins account why not just use localbitcoins?
It s a valid question to ask and certainly the reason why everybody who wants to trade in currency here should have their localbitcoin account listed in their profile.
To cut down on all the guess work on who is a fraud here and who here are legitimately looking for a fair trade and not out to scam the ones who not in the know of what goes on here.