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Just sorting a box of cards I received from my neighbor,
& they have a slight cigarette tobacco smoke odor

(could be dust?  or both?)

...anyone know how to remove odors??

baking soda box?

the other cards don't smell

...& there are cards with rock hard gum/sugar residue,
any idea how to remove that?

Baking soda is OK, but I use scented or unscented dryer sheets.

oh thats a good idea

they were in a dusty box, but smell like smoke,
so i can't even tell what the smell is,
no other cards have any odor, so i was curious haha

Using a suggestion from these forums some time ago, I have had success getting rid of odors by just spreading out the cards and letting them air out. Depending on the strength of the odor, I have had cards be odor free in about a week's time.

I highly recommend this product/method:

https://youtu.be/TqLLAdatisU?si=pxI-N8zjtG5z6AdT

The more cards you have deodorizing, the longer it will take to work, so be patient.

Also, you don’t necessarily have to open up the bag of the deodorizer like they show you in the video. Just put the bag in the sealed box and let it work.

The best part is that the deodorizer can be “recharged” by putting it out in the sun for a while, so just keep it stored in a ziploc when you aren’t using it.