A good day to all of you gentlemen here. Im new to the concept of straight razor shaving, although i have been using the disposable kind since quite a few years but i just turned 21 a few days back and thought i would take things up a notch. The main problem i have been encountering since the past few months is finding a good straight razor. Here in the UAE there is no concept of such razors so i can not find any here. Ive been looking at ebay for some good razors but the recommended ones (dovo, boker) are quite expensive and i can't just seem to throw a winning bid on vintage blade auctions. Is it possible to find a good/acceptable shave ready razor for about $50 (give or take $10)? I am also not sure which razors actually are shave ready when they are sold which is a matter i would like to clear since i dont have the means to purchase a hone atm (although i do have my eyes on the norton 4k/8k since it has been recommended by many). So here i am at straight razor place since i have read how helpful and experienced you gentlemen are and so i dont think i can get better advice from anywhere else.
My most sincerest apologies if i have been too demanding.
Regards,
Hal.