All good points, the real problem is how do you define shave ready?
a blade that shaves well for one member might not be sharp enough for another, and too sharp for someone else's tastes...

The only true test is to shave with it, but like I said if your hair is coarser than mine, or your prep is different...

I can't come up with a definitive benchmark of what is shave ready for everybody, can you?

I've even had a couple of my razors honed by "the experts" and the results varied greatly between them.

We all learn to hone a razor so that if feels right on our own face.

I do agree though that if learning to shave, or to hone for yourself... a properly hand honed razor is an invaluable tool to have in your arsenal.