Actually the first stone i purchased was a ruby/agate chinese ebay special. I rather like it and find it works great for touch ups. i cant say it is better than my norton set but when im not home and my blades need more help than my strop can provide, the small ruby agate does a good enough job and then the strop makes it really nice.

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Those 3 stones always pop up on eBay and I wouldn't be surprised if someone on here has purchased them for a laugh.. although I wouldn't be surprised if they didn't preform well. (I may be wrong)

Personally I would buy a known stone (Shapton, Naniwa, king, Norton etc) that works rather then some un branded stone that may or may not be consistent, especially for a beginner. The last thing you want is for some larger then expected particle to microchip your razor.

Aren't the Naniwa or Sharpton glass stone attractive enough for you? I would have though they would be much more appealing!