ashmire13 wrote in Smoky Smell Devaluation:Personally, I’d say any item that smells of smoke (cigarette presumably) is worth 10% of its regular value, tops. But that’s just me. I probably wouldn’t even buy it in the first place
Beethovens_9th wrote in Smoky Smell Devaluation:How much (by a percentage) would you devalue a book, box set, or module if it had a smoky smell to it?
shadeun wrote in Smoky Smell Devaluation:But lets say someone comes in and blows smoke on your collection for a year without telling you. What do you sell for? I dont know how much actual damage is done - but id probably sell for 30% off what i would otherwise?
ashmire13 wrote in Smoky Smell Devaluation:How’s that even a thing? If it’s my collection, it won’t get smoked damagedIf it’s being sold as smoke damaged, it’s worth bugger all to me I’d say.Not sure what your point is really. :roll:
Tszii wrote in Smoky Smell Devaluation:Smoke smells, really any smells, are not tolerable, but you can look online for ways to get rid of them. Personally, when I have a module with smoke (thankfully this is rare) I have essentially left them outside. We have a bakers rack with drawers under a covered porch. The airflow of being outside, occasionally turning pages, will get rid of smoke smells. It will take weeks.
stratochamp wrote in Smoky Smell Devaluation:I have lots (75?) of Rob Kuntz original items. Without fail they all smelled like a Turkish Bey had been blowing smoke on the them for 100 years. But they are artifacts, so I took steps to eradicate the odors. In some cases it took years. I would never buy a non unique item that is smoke smothered. It is just not worth the effort unless the item is irreplaceable (for me anyway).
