Rule for cash purchases from CL of any significant sum of money:
1. Carry concealed if your state allows it; in vehicle if not on person which VA allows without a permit.
2. Only agree to meet in well-populated location, well lit and safe part of town if at night. High traffic bank is great....or other place with security guards. Let guards know what’s going on in advance.
NEVER carry cash into area you are not familiar with and known as safe.
You know lots of banks do not have security guards any longer. They have zillions upon zillions of cameras from every angle, but no guards.