They want you to bring them gift cards. When you arrive at the location, before they come out to get you, they will ask you to send them pics of the gift cards with the numbers scratched off, for "verification". This should have been a major red flag but my little head was doing all the thinking at this point.
After they get pics of the gift card numbers, they will stop responding. This is a clever new scam (new to me). I am a little lighter and not any less horny because of it. I feel like it's an arms race between the hobbyists and the scam artists/shady providers. Generally, I'm good at sniffing out scams or danger, but today, I am kicking myself for succumbing to this robbery.