Congrats to the op on the find and steal. Very, very nice of Boomo for helping out financially and with the listing. Each of them should turn a nice little profit for basically doing nothing. Can't ask for more than that!
Whether you grade it or not is not what bothers me. The .99 auction style vs BIN/BO is the part I see not going so well.
A high BIN with BO is a no brainer. The only way I would list this.
Nothing in the next 3-5 years would cause a Ruth rc to double in price that wouldn't have happened in the last 3-5 years, or 3-5 years before that.
I've been in cards for a long time 30+ years). Owned my own business for 12 of those years (online, not brick and mortar). Invested $30k into one...
Same here. They are the reason most athletes refuse to sign. Tools bringing backpacks to games, full of items they want to he signed. Most often just to flip these items on Ebay. Them and the douches who harass a player for some sort of game used item.
The very first set I ever owned. Parents gave it to me when I was 12.
25 yrs later, I still have it. Cards are in amazing shape.
Good luck with putting a set together. Should be fun and inexpensive.