After recently becoming interested in straight razors by reading a book on bladesmithing (traditional Japanese methods) I joined this site looking for information.
Since then I visited whipped-dog and bought one of his sight-unseen razors plus strop, soap etc to get me started.
I've now had 3 shaves and feel myself getting more proficient at the harder to reach spots each time.
Since then i've bought two older razors and a leather strop from eBay, and the razors have been kept in brilliant condition.
Thanks to all the people that have posted their words of wisdom on here, youtube and of course Larry, for providing such a reasonably priced entry point into the world of straight razors.