There's been a good many threads about strops, but none answer the questions I have (at least I can't find one that does) - would it be ok to buy a 5 or 10 dollar strop from ebay? I fully expect it to be poorly manufactured and come apart the first chance it gets, but that's not what i mean. If it really is a cowhide strop, will the result on my blade be vastly inferior to that which may be achieved with a 100+ $ strop?
If the DIY section contains instructions for making a canvas strop from your old jeans that supposedly performs just fine, I can't imagine why any of the ebay ones would be any worse. Is this true for leather as well?