Which Items Are CRAVED?

Item	Concealable	Removable	Available	Valuable	Enjoyable	Disposable
CD Player	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Mid-sized TV	NO	YES	YES	YES	YES	YES
Mattress	NO	NO	YES	MAYBE	MAYBE	NO
Pallet of Bricks	NO	NO	YES	MAYBE	NO	YES
Fort Knox Gold	YES	YES	NO	YES	YES	YES
Bucket of Rotten Fish	NO	YES	YES	NO	NO	NO

The more "yes" answers in each of these columns, the more attractive a target something is. Some aspects of CRAVED are more important than others. Usually an object has to be valuable, disposable or enjoyable to be a good target. If not, why would anyone steal it, even if it is concealable, removable, or available? Likewise, even if an item can be easily grabbed, hidden, and carried away, does that matter if it isn't something people either want for themselves or can be sold?

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