Well Gold Dollar razors have earned an iffy reputation. It’s hard to say how good of a razor you will get, because their reputation is for inconsistent razors. As far as learning it makes for potentially the greatest challenge. If you want to reduce the number of variables get a good razor, vintage works, from somewhere where it can be truly shave ready. There are vendors that have a reputation for truly shave ready. I started with a new straight razor from Classic Edge, because I was trying to keep the variables as low as possible for this very reason. If you want a lower start price then vintage wins out. If you decide it’s not for you, then typically you can recoup funds from a vintage, but not so much for new and certainly not from a Gold Dollar. I have never done business with the vendor you mentioned and cannot speak to his edges. There are many ways to look at this and that’s is. My take. There are many correct paths to the perfect shave.