Hello everyone!

A little background: I own a small store where I sell soaps, serums, creams, etc. We have very few products that aren't "consumable" and I would like to begin offering some. Because we sell soaps, including soaps that are excellent for shaving, I've become interested in offering straight razors to my customers.

It's very important to me that we offer a great value, and I know very little about the straight razor market. Having just spent several hours researching straight razors, it's evident to me that there is far more nuance to the industry than I would have guessed. As a result, after stumbling upon this forum, I'm humbly requesting assistance from those who are more knowledgeable on the subject.

What I would like to do is purchase straight razors at wholesale price and sell them at retail. I'm not looking for anything overly decorative or ornate, just a respectable looking razor, ideally made of natural materials, that is of as good of quality as is possible for the price.

I do have a Work Sharp Ken Onion Blade Sharpener, which I believe I can use to hone blades myself. I reason that in this manner I can potentially add value to the blades to help justify the markup. For this reason the blade doesn't need to be "shave ready" so much as "honeable" and able to hold the edge.

There are countless razors on sites like AliExpress for little cost, and there are others that are made in the USA for hundreds of dollars. I'm looking for something on the less expensive side (a loose guide would be wholesale under $30, but I'm open to suggestions) that would be considered great quality for the pricepoint, at least once honed. I would love to support an American business, but I can't find anything made in the USA that would be in our price range. Additionally, any import would need to avoid Chinese lettering or cultural symbols if possible (it simply wouldn't work with my business' branding). Japanese may be acceptable; European would work well.

I hope I've conveyed what I'm trying to do and I appreciate any advice from this community. It may be that my idea is simply hair-brained and unworkable. One thing business has taught me is that it's better to ask the people who know and find out early than spend untold time and money learning the hard way.

In either case thanks in advance for any insights.

PS - If I posted this in the wrong forum, please feel free to move it. Thanks mods.