Good luck with the pursuit. I have only shaved once with a lovely new (Dovo) razor. It was a real pip of a shave, too. And no, it was not delivered shave ready - I had to set a bevel and hone it first, this done for a neighbor new to straights. I think it cost him about $250 - no charge for my honing.

FWIW I get similar shaves from my 50-100 year old razors that cost a small fraction of $250.

There are great new razors and there are great vintage razors. The trick is starting with a shave-ready razor from a trusted SRP vendor.