u/TeamAccomplished5679

Yesterday I had the most terrifying experience in my entire life, being a 4th generation in Los Angeles, the city really becomes your home outside your home, making you feel comfortable walking almost anywhere in Los Angeles at almost anytime, boy was I wrong, yesterday I agreed to meet with buyer on the OfferUp app, it's pretty rare I go out to meet buyers but this item I was selling had to go, the deal was good and after having it posted for awhile I was tired of looking at it, normally an item don't sell it goes to donation, and soon it was about to go,, so I show up to the location a park (red flag I ignored) I pull up the buyer quickly appears, ok cool I stop my car he comes to my door, my door is slightly open, they have cash in hand, they briefly look at the item and say they are short $7 and ask if I have Cash App, no I don't only zelle, a few other words were exchanged, all of the sudden buyer tells me they have to run, ok so right when I was about to agree with their payment, they sprinted into the park, I have cash in hand they have the item, right when I'm about to drive off, 3 gentleman come rushing my car with baseball bats and a metal pipe, telling me to exit my car, the subjects were covered with tattoos on their faces "get the f out" and other terrifying words, 2 at my door one stands in front of my car blocking me he raises his shirt and exposes a weapon/gun, I'm panicking screaming pleading for my life one tried to open my car door, I'm begging, saying anything to delay the worse, 2 of them go after the buyer leaving the one with the gun with me, telling me not to go anywhere and for me to calm down, he becomes more calm and says "calm down, relax" after about 5 mins, the other 2 return yelling at me to lower my window, I'm explaining that I just met the buyer on OfferUp and that's all, they are asking for the buyers phone number, they seem to calm down but still had their intimidating look, they run off in hopes to find the buyer, this experience I had yesterday gave me a wake-up call, I was in my car trying to gather what just happened, calling the cops was the last thing on my mind, calling the police on gang members in LA don't usually do anything other then get you in serious problems with the gang members, I wanted to share my experience so others will be cautious when selling and metting strangers in public, regardless what time of day and location.