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These cards smell bad

and I've been wanting to sub them, but I've been holding off cuz they reek so bad. Like a co*ktail of cigarette smoke (not mine) & mold.
My question is, will PSA hold this against them in the grade?
I'm afraid to spray them with febreze for fear I'll ruin them.
Anyone ever sent in cards with this issue?
Should I not bother? Thx in advance
My question is, will PSA hold this against them in the grade?
I'm afraid to spray them with febreze for fear I'll ruin them.
Anyone ever sent in cards with this issue?
Should I not bother? Thx in advance
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I would just submit them. There's nothing in the standards about smell, and after they're encapsulated, smell will no longer be a problem.
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Leave them raw and after a few days I would think some of the odor will naturaly disapear.
Unless you have some discoloration from the nicotine you are most likely okay.
Turns out they didn't stink at all but actually smelled nice when I figured out what they smelled like. I found a bar of NHL soap in a box at the back of the drawer.
i sent them back.
I'll try the baking soda thing
Trying to get the smell cleared up so they can go in on the Dec special
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The nicotine could yellow the cards. No matter what you do, there will always be some forensic evidence. All cards will have trace elements of something unless they were in sterile climate controlled room all their life (even then, elements from the factory might exist).
I run into this problem from time to time. Air out the cards. Leave them sit raw someplace safe for a duration and you will see some improvement. Hopefully the nicotine was minimal so that yellowing will not be an issue.
Others that have suggested baking soda in close proximity within a sealed environment is also fine. The key here is the cards have to be raw. That would make them susceptible to damage, so be careful where you put them so the wife or kids (whichever applies) do not accidently come across them.
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Baking soda will work fine; takes a week or more.
Some clothes-dryer strips will work, too. Some brands
have lonolin softners that will stain the cards, if they
are placed on them. Cut-up the strips and put them in
a cup; place the cup and the cards in a clean shoebox.