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    Iv'e recieved quite a few games that you could get cancer from playing them. i respect a persons right to smoke but the smell just kills me. Sometimes i might not leave feedback because the seller didnt put this in their description but this last game im thinking about asking for a refund.

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    This bugs me too. I usually aerate (leave it out) for a few days and it helps. But a smoky package can stink up my entire basement! Smoking is disgusting!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ianoid View Post
    This bugs me too. I usually aerate (leave it out) for a few days and it helps. But a smoky package can stink up my entire basement! Smoking is disgusting!
    I've bought games that smell not of cigarette smoke, but of house fire smoke.

    In these cases I just leave 'em out in another vented room to let the stench go away.
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    Stop smoking and playing video games at the same time.

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    Ive had a large lot of games that were stored at a smokers for years.

    The smell can go away by just airing them out, but it does tale a long time. We're talking months.

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    I sprayed Cologne on a boxed NES game once because it smelt so bad.

    Doesn't smell now of smoke or cologne

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    I've gotten a few of those too. I'll agree with the rest that letting them sit out in a well-ventilated area for awhile will help. But don't expect next-day results.

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    Quote Originally Posted by deejay726 View Post
    Iv'e recieved quite a few games that you could get cancer from playing them. i respect a persons right to smoke but the smell just kills me. Sometimes i might not leave feedback because the seller didnt put this in their description but this last game im thinking about asking for a refund.
    Just ask for a refund or resell them. I mean, seriously, who needs that crap? If a game isn't clean why bother with it? Clean copies are out there, why settle for dirty ones? my .02.

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    Gently use Windex on any parts you are sure won't be damaged by it (i.e., plastic...)

    If it's a box, you can usually damp (not soak) a paper towel with windex and wipe it down (you will see the nasty yellow-brown cigarette tar coming off on the paper towel, and it will actually brighten up the colors of the box). Try it on a box you don't care about first, but most boxes won't be damaged by wiping them once or twice like this, just don't scrub them down or anything. It will speed up the de-smelling process a lot. Unfortunately, the cigarette tar (or whatever it is) gets into the cardboard, so you will just have to wait it out.

    Cartridge labels can usually survive this technique as well, but again, be careful. I wouldn't try it on promo or lab-label carts.

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    I used ceder chips for a nes box that came from a smoker's home. I think this is the best method for airing out cardboard.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dgordon86 View Post
    I used ceder chips for a nes box that came from a smoker's home. I think this is the best method for airing out cardboard.
    Yup. Wipe it down, stick newspaper in there in a closed box and change the paper every so often, smell goes away eventually.
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    Don't buy things that don't say "from a smoke free home" if it bothers you that much. Otherwise just clean them.

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    My mom has these funky little pearls that give off a strong (nice) smell. It's in a drawer so I just leave the game in there, on top of the bag with the pearls inside. 24 hours later, I flip the game to the other side. 24 hours after that, the cigarette smell has by and large been replaced by a much more pleasant one

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