The main problem is, even if you go down the route of buying hones you won't know if you have it shave ready or not.
Understanding what the edge of a truly shave ready razor feels like is impossible to describe and it is something you really have to feel for yourself.
Even if is the only blade you ever get honed by someone else it will be worth every penny (cent). You get to know what a shave ready edge feels like and you can have a go at shaving knowing that if it doesn't work out then its not due to the razor :)