Personally, for $250 I'd snap up a couple of the 6/8 C.F. Schmidt Revisors that John Crowley has on sale and have money left over for a first class 3" strop from HandAmerican or Tony Miller, whatever other honing/finishing gear you might need, or a nice shaving brush.

It depends on your preferences at this stage, getting started, whether you'd prefer a couple of excellent razors to work with or save up some more money for a superb custom blade and scales.