It strikes me as a good strategy to buy a cheap brand new straight razor for ~$10 from ebay and try to keep it sharp and in shape when honing it.

I wouldn't mind going through 2 or 3 before investing in a good razor because I'm guessing I'll mess up at least the first razor I get.

Is this strategy flawed from something I haven't thought of (example: (making this up) cheap straights use softer metal that will promote bad honing habits))