I would still keep an eye here for good deals on the classifieds. Keeping in mind that most of the blades you buy on ebay have to be honed you can add 20 to 25 more to the ebay price for getting it shave ready. I don't regret the blade we bought on ebay or the honing and restoring we are paying for but in hindsight maybe we should have bought from the classifieds first, learned a bit, and maybe then ventured into the ebay straight razor buying realm.

Although if you buy one and want it cleaned up and honed just the little bit of work I have seen that has been done on ours has been amazing. We were very impressed by the work a fellow member did so far.