I've had booths before. The last one, we lost several items, and as soon as the 3 months were up, moved out. Turned out some of the thefts were inside jobs and the management wouldn't interfere with the person responsible, who often helped themselves. But Karma happened. A few months after we moved out, the management's shelving gave way, and they lost thousands of dollars when their wares crashed to the floor. 
On this try, I won't display small things. If I do, I will use a locked case. At this time, I'll just display big things that will be hard to steal.
I know what you mean about the shift in collecting. I rarely see the things I want to collect if I go out. But to be fair, I've been inactive since 2016 and I don't go out often. My cutoff is 1920, when much of the work went from studio to mass production. Not even seeing much Depression any more either.
Thanks for checking in. Always nice to see your posts 
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