Thanks for the reply. But what I mean is more directed to these in-person retail stores I am seeing in strip malls. These stores operate like an "in real life exchange".
If it was a retail store in the mall then like I said it's safe it is just likely the same as a local currency exchange.
Since today unlike before there are many people do buy and sell Bitcoin locally without any 3rd parties which gives more privacy than buying in Centralized exchange or any Bitcoin ATM that requires KYC.