Is this the DA I've read about? There seem to be multiple razors called DA. I thought the better ones were white-handled... I know this thing says DA on it, but I don't know what they usually look like. At any rate, my understanding was that they are decent starter straights.

Is it not possible to get a good shave from something like this? If it's not worth $35, what if I could talk him down to $20 or whatever? Or if I could get him to throw in some soap/strop/etc? I'll strop for as long as it takes, if it means I can save a few bucks!