So after getting quite a few straight razor shaves from my barber over the last year or so I finally decided to get my own. I figured it'd be helpful for some of the other new guys if I posted what I finally ended up getting and the costs.
Fromm tazor strop 2 1/2" x 23" - $36
Tweezerman Men's Shaving Brush - $11
2 different types of Colonel Conk shaving soap and 1 styptic pencil - $10
Last but not least a J.A. Henckels #78 9/16 razor I picked up from Altima55 on ebay for $58 (I kept missing the ones I was interested in on the classifieds on this page. Plus a few others on here liked the razors they got from him.)
So my total cost with shipping came out to be about $140 give or take. Here are a few pictures of the razor I should get either late next week or early the following. Hopefully I don't cut myself up too badly :) My barber makes it look too easy.
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/Crimthann/1.jpg
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q61/Crimthann/3.jpg