Oh, I wasn’t criticizing your opinion, and in fact agree with you, except that Gold Dollars aren’t entirely useless.
I lost a bag traveling in 2014 and with it a hardware store Solingen, a worn Le Grelot, and a couple of GDs. I still miss the Solingen and Grelot a bit though I have replaced both. The GDs? Nah!
They were never intended to be marketed in the west, and for years there was no English language website for them. There appears to be some interest in making a Chinese razor for the west, but at this point nothing has materialized. The ZY and its ilk are a total failure. You can buy a honed GD for $35-40, but you can get nice vintages for the same price.
The only reason to buy a dozen or more GDs is because you want to, to give away, test stones, keep a few for travel, etc.
If you want elegant razors to shave with, these are not them, lol.
I’ve been tempted to do an edge longevity test with one to try and settle the steel quality question, but the idea of shaving with one for that many shaves leaves me cold. But I may do it.