I was about a month into wet shaving, and thought that I had more than enough razors (4 at the time)… when I went with my family to a flea market. I came home with two vintage Techs for $8…Hello!
I started out with a non-twist R89 and Astra blades.
Funnily, I didn't like either. Neither the razor nor the blades, and still don't up to this day.
I then got a R41 and liked it a lot. My favorite blade for the R41 were Polsilver Super Iridiums. They are a bit expensive and hard to get nowadays, I mostly use BICs by now and am right now on a quest to use my remaining blade samplers, which might take a while.
Somehow, this is nowadays the starting point and quite a lot of people seem to end up starting with a DE89/R89 and Astra blades.
Just like the Rockwell 6S somehow is still popular as "first stainless steel" razor.
I never went the Vintage route, in Europe they are not that easy to get, but got some modern vintage remakes and quite a lot of razors over the years.
Let's see how far you want to dive into the rabbit hole, have fun and enjoy your shaving journey!
Even when your not looking… they multiply.