Grasshaopper,You should be looking at D.E.s to fund straight buys,In the past 5 yrs I have found one NOS bottom dial fatboy,orig box and papers and two toggles in orig boxes,selling them allowed me buy some very nice straights:)
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Too bad there's not a "Vintage Straight Razor Shopping for Dummies" book somewhere. I'd buy it in a heartbeat.
There is a razor shopping for Dummies, Its called Ebay 101, the first 6 pages
Even better go to the Estate sales especially when the deceased was an old person (har har). That's the best place to find straights in great condition.
The antique stores around where I live are more for tourists and way overpriced. They seem to have a fair number of straights but anything in half decent condition probably has a >$100 price tag on it. I had some decent luck recently on e-bay but I was only looking for a couple good shavers at good prices so I could try straights without spending a fortune.
The eBay 101 thread was a great place to learn what to look for. I had no idea what I was doing but I did ok after reading that.
Find small,mom and pop antique stores in small towns,the big co-ops are off the wall.