Alas, I suspect it is a pen person responsible for the thefts, perhaps another vendor accustomed to selecting and selling such things.
Below the front edge of a vendor's table, one could drop the whole tray into one of those free pen show bags, casually leave, recover the pens and dispose of the tray. It's sad to speculate on such things, but we must be vigilant and prepared. I'll have a large locking display case on the table at Baltimore that I haven't used in years. It'll be a PITA.
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