I got the First 3" strop. It's the only strop I've ever used so i can't compare it with anything but it's a really nice thick piece of leather. Length works for me. It's taken a little time to get flat - I've had to roll it backwards centre to edge with my hands a bit.

From what I can tell, this is a woman who cuts locally sourced, UK leather for different things. In terms of it being an 'e-bay special' I think that's really unfair to include it with factory made junk imported from China or wherever. It is a lovely piece of leather and the Chinese ones probably are not! However, if a strop is not just a piece of leather but is instead infused with some sort of extra 'stroppyness' by a true stropmaker then there are probably better strops out there.