I just started with a Whipped Dog setup. $110 for a straight, a DE, poor man strop kit (balsa and leather), badger brush and soap. Everything came with little tip/instruction sheets to get started. Other nice touches like extra abrasive for the balsa strop, oil to treat the leather strop, even a tiny packet of Aqua Velva.
Shipped same day, received the next (Texas).. The straight was certainly exactly as advertised. Keen edge, quality vintage razor, just not polished...
I posted a pic of my stuff in the beginner section..