What worked best for me that is a bit easier is buying some fabric softener sheets or anything similar, wrapping the cards in them and putting them in a ziplock bag for as long as it takes and the smell should be completely gone in a day or 2

I’m coming back after a year of doing this to a lot of cards that I bought on eBay.. I CAN SAY THIS WORKS. It’s not perfect at first but after time the smell really becomes unnoticeable. I did this process a few times spread out over a year or so. The cards were 20+ year old Pokémon cards so it seemed hopeless at first but it truthfully helped so much. Thanks!

Bro you're a lifesaver, I just bought a $1500 collection of cards and forgot to ask the seller if they were a smoker, I did it it a slightly different way (laid febreze sprayed kitchen towel sheets in a container and put 6 cards to a sheet and stacked up a few hundred cards and sealed up the container) but it worked so well!!! Big brain moves in this video. Thanks again

I’m not a card collector but I am a game collector. I’ve got some game manuals/inserts that smell of smoke and I’ll going to try them with this method. Based on what others have said, I don’t see why this wouldn’t work in my case. This is a great video even helping people in 2024!

Thank you very much for this tip. I tried it on several dungeons and dragons books that I got from a smokers house. it completely got rid of the smoke smell.

Just want to say THANK YOU! I had a board game from ebay where the contents smelled like vomit!! Followed your method with all the card tiles (layered them with impregnated paper in the box) and it worked perfectly - cards smell gone and box smells great! 90% gone after 2 days/applications. 100% after 3! Also the first two I used the only thing I had in the house, which was dog anti-odour (for when they pee on the rug etc) which is much the same chemicals. Febreeze for the final application - thanks again for the tip!

I was shocked that this actually worked. I had put a few hundred into a partial collection acquisition only to smell the difference later. Between this and knowing how to clean up white borders without damaging them, I likely managed to salvage what I would've otherwise have just sold at damaged pricing.

Great video! I did a similar method as yours that worked with Lysol for me, although right now it's becoming much harder to get in stores in 2020 due to COVID, and I did this with a game. I had an Aero the Acrobat Sega Genesis game that absolutely reeked of cigarette smoke, so we sprayed plenty of Lysol on a couple paper towels -- one for the case, and the other for the cart. I put them in a plastic bag, wrapped & tucked against the wall of my closet, and in a day -- BOOM! Game no longer smells like a dead acrobat lol. Unfortunately I haven't gotten to the artwork of the clamshell case itself so it still reeks a bit, but as I open the case, it's not emanating foul odor anymore.

What a great ideA. I am going to experiment with your method on smelly clothes that I occasionally find at thrift stores

Thank you! The paper towel is s great idea. I needed this trick for Hotwheels cards that smell like smoke.

Thank you for this video. I recently purchased a bunch of pokemon cards from eBay and when they arrived they smelt noticeably of smoke. Not terribly so I’m hoping it won’t be too difficult to remove. I will definitely be trying this method on the cards

This actually worked perfectly for a PS2 manual i purchased a while back that i couldn't get the smoke smell out of, thanks man!

I used this method but modified it. I used an under bed plastic box with lid. Sprayed several long sheets of paper towel that covered the bottom of the box and then started layering cards then treated paper towels until I had put all of the cards in the box. I ended with treated paper towel on top. I closed the box and slid it under the bed. Forgot about it for a couple of days and there was no smoke scent remaining. I used the pet odor febreeze.

Thanks for the tip. I have a huge box of cross stitch leaflets that I've had for years but I use to be a smoker so I wasn't sure if the baking soda would work but I'm going to try the febreeze

1) Great advice! I will def try this. 2) I love this man's charisma AND the sound of him sniffing cards. LOL

This worked perfectly, thank you so much!

bi carb soda does work, you need to cover them all in bicarb, wait 2-4 weeks. Eventually it will work just takes time.

Ok so the way fabreeze works is by effecting the way things smell my altering the chemicals being off gassed from the item you are spraying it on. It masks odors. Does not remove odors.

This is so good for buying cards online

much appreciated, now if I could get the smoke smell out of my ljn wrestling figures

I just got some VHS tapes from a smoking house I was soooo mad, so they are outside for now. I will try this tonight

Saved me out a bunch! Tysm bc now my pre-owned og Blue Eyes White Dragon will soon smell great and will be a fun addition to my deck 😃🥰🌼 +1sub and like

Going to try this thank you !!

Hey, Dom! Loved this video!! Any tips for plastic toys e.g. Transformers that reek of cigarette smoke? I bought them at a Yard Sale. When I got home, and opened the bag the Seller put them in, the stench about knocked me out of my chair!!😝 A friend told me to put the strongest Dryer Sheets on the market in plastic bags w/them. I wrapped each one, like a present, with Bounce Giant Odor Eliminator Sheets. I was horrified, when I checked on them 2 days later.😱 The oils, fragrance etc. from the super powerful Dryer Sheets was affecting the paint!🤦‍♀️ I can't run them under water or immerse them in water... they're electronic. Thanks so much!

Thank you so much! I'm going to try this on a few items of paper that smell musty. I'll let you know if it works.🤗❤️🤗

Hey Dom, I just got a collection of magazines which came from a smokers house. Any advice on getting smoke out of them? Will Fabreeze work here too? Thanks man, great vids!

So with this method, does the smell ever come back or is it just a temporary mask of the smell? Thanks

Awesome video and idea

| used this method to succesfully remove incense smell from Tarot and Oracle cards.

Thanks!

Made the mistake of buying on ebay. Hope this helps get the smell out

How about also taking an alcohol wipe (like you clean your glasses with) and gently wiping the tar off of the cards? I mean, THAT'S the source of the smell. Cleaning it that way instead of just adding another smell on top of the smoky smell

A cool idea. Any idea for how to get smoke out of comics or game manuals?

Great Idea!

Thank you so much for this. Defiantly trying it. Can you reuse the towels more than one batch or is it one batch only? Also, could used dryer sheets be used also? Have you tried that? Thanks

Just bought 30 vintage Pokémon cards, they look very nice, but holy moly, they reek. It punches you in the face, I’m very disappointed. Was not cheap either. Really hoping that this works for me. Thank you for the suggestions

You sir "are the bomb"!

You are a genius!

Have done something similar with mtg cards. Only problem is now the cards smell like fabric softener. Cards are only supposed to have a cardboard smell.

I'm dealing with memo sheets with Smoke on them I'm so scared I was planning to use some and sell some loose memo papers. But I have asthma . It's truly miserable when ppl do this and don't disclose anything.

Going to try this, Got a bulk of Sports Cards that smells like it came from a cigarette smoker..

you can also purchase an ozone generator which removes odors at a molecular level

could you use dryer sheets? would it do the same type of thing?

Larry Lawton didn’t know you like Pokémon !!!

Do you reckon this will get rid of that new card smell? Bought a few brand new Tarot decks recently and they have that manufactured gluey ink smell

do you think this method would still be safe for higher end cards like the ones with the holographic foil? because i bought some really nice cards from this guy recently and i’d prefer that there wasn’t a smoky smell on them, but at the same time i hate run the risk of messing up the cards

Sounds like you've found a potential hole in the market for a device that can do mas cards quickly

I bought an expensive Bible.... beautiful Bible....but the smell....ugh...lm gonna try this....maybe putting between some pages...💜

Does this method work on cards that have a mold smell?

I used dryer sheets before. Big mistake. Now all my cards smell like dryer sheets lol

Great video. could have gotten to the point quicker but very very useful

but its such a good smell