I understand what you mean but unfortunately I live in a country where straight saving really is not popular and I have not been able to find anywhere to buy either cheap new or second hand razors.
The cheapest I was able to find is a dovo that went for approximately $220 so eBay is basically my only options but after the first Pakistani steel fiasco I watched Lynn Abrams' video on how to buy eBay razors as well as a few others and I think I did okay.
In any case I will see what I get from the sharpener on the bad steel and I'll see where to go from there.
Thanks for the advice in any case.