I understand your confusion. There are many many opinions out there. So in an attempt to straighten out some things.
Gemstars Customs, the best of the best, and one of the most experienced restorers out there, and a great person.
Whipped Dog, there you will fond a lot of conflict. Some hate his business model others fan boy him. To be honest he has a large number of people that have bought and have been very happy customers.
The classifieds here should not be overlooked. There is often killers deals and some great entry razors.
Straight Razor Designs is the owner of this forum, so it is doubtful you will find bad opinions here. They also have a ver very large following, I'm guessing for very good reason. The founder seems like a reasonable person with some mad honing skills. They also offer all of the other sundry items at very competitive prices. Although without knowing what country you are in it is hard to make really bang on recommendations. In Canada there are a few more places to shop, probably the best place for straights is Classic Edge, and again great edges and good prices on the sundry supplies.