Wow, Carl and Diane, Thanks SO much for that response which makes total sense! I've been going crazy signing in from different computers, changing my IB settings, all sorts but now, I get it.
Having got it though, I guess I need to really think about my IB settings. As a new host, I'm leery of letting just anyone book but, on the other hand, limiting those who can view my listing to only people signed in and verified with reviews and confirmed ID seems, well, limiting to me getting the most possible views of my listing.
I guess I'm confused. On the one hand, airbnb wants you to allow IB and will reward you for doing so. On the other hand, they punish you by not sharing your listing with everyone if you limit IB'ers with criteria they set.
I know that I, as a new airbnb user, wouldn't have any reviews and certainly wouldn't have shared ID with airbnb but, I also know I'm an excellent guest. Am I missing out on other excellent guests just by limiting IBs to those with reviews and ID? Hmmmmm, definitely something to think about.....