Hi,
I agree with the rest - keep your money on you, cover the table all the way to the ground, keep extras under the table, etc. What I haven't seen in the responses:
1. besides a table, are you going to have any other displays? My hubby and I created a wooden step ladder - but instead of steps, we slid boards in between the 'rungs', and then we had additional display space.
2. Have a tent! You will need heavy weights to keep it from blowing off. You will need a way to raise and lower the side walls to block a stiff wind, or to get a little breeze to cool off.
3. Be prepared for rain. So many people aren't prepared for that.
4. You can have a stack of something if each piece in that stack is the same thing but colors are different. Otherwise, each item needs to be displayed separately, with prices marked plainly. You can put a bunch of $10 items together and make a sign that says everything in this bin is $10, but otherwise, they need price tags.
5. You will be amazed at how fragile wood is. We do paper towel holders, napkin holders, quilt racks, wooden intarsia, all wooden. My stand was set up, everything was ok, then somebody was goofing around in the next tent, and they fell against the tent wall. My shelves were 12 inches away from the tent wall, but everything fell. all of it broke.
6. Be very watchful for thieves. I have talked to vendors who have watched someone pick up a pair of mittens, put them in their pocket and leave. before the vendor could get around the table, the person and the mittens were gone.
last one, I promise
7. If it is at all possible, have a second person in the booth with you. They can take payment while you answer questions from other shoppers, they can bag merchandise, they can watch a couple of shoppers to see that they stay honest while you are busy with someone else.
Hope this helps,
casa2manana
aka Vicky :D