I got a 5/8 Boker King Cutter and the SRD Premium II strop with brown nylon and a Thater Pure Badger. I think the Boker King Cutter or the Dovo Best Quality would be fine razors. In fact, I now have a mere 4 new razors and that's the one I keep going back to. The Boker has a smooth and rounded tang and I found I was wanting a jimped tang from the start (I ended up adding filework to my Boker). I believe the Dovo Best Quality comes with jimping for a better purchase.

Start with a professionally sharpened razor, honed by someone reputable, for sure, so you know that it's shave ready and what sharp/smooth really means.

I didn't buy these as a set, but that was because all the sets were sold out; otherwise, I would have bought whatever was offered in the set at SRD at least. Shop around if you like; most sites have a disparity in prices but price match it seems. I would get a strop that is advertised as a medium draw, so you know whether you want to go down or up in draw after it breaks in.

For a brush, I would personally have spent a little more money from the beginning and gotten a finest badger instead of the pure badger. In fact, I just made a boar hair brush for myself and love it. If I were pinching pennies, I'd get a 22mm boar hair brush...it's the perfect combination, in my opinion, between price and quality and I haven't found anything that feels better on my face when face lathering a several day old beard growth.

From what I've read and what I've learned, you should probably stay away from the eBay razors until you know what a good one and bad one looks like. I haven't used the classified, but I would buy from there if price and assured quality were a concern. I have six vintage razors and there is definitely a difference between new and vintage (most seem to say in a better way).

Bottom line, there are plenty of threads like yours, just use the search function and you'll be here for the rest of the year. I over research everything I get into and/or buy and I still have plenty to research here by the time I decide to pull the trigger on something.

Hope this helps!