So it seems like some people prefer storage of valuables in cedar. Mostly I've heard praiseworthy tales of how some rare comic book had been stored in a cedar dresser / box / whatever for decades and thus it is in very good condition. I believe the reasoning is based on the properties of cedar to control moisture and bugs (correct me if any of this is false).

I believe if you store goods in a cedar chest, they absorb the odor over time. While I enjoy the smell of cedar in lawn furniture or a deck, I like my factory manufactured videogame stuff to have no odor.

Is there a trend among collectors to overlook the cedar smell of goods stored in cedar? Don't odors drive down value?