Shave ready to me means that it shaves comfortably. Or at worst is 4 swipes or less from a barber's hone away from shaving comfortably.
That said, I don't expect any vintage razor I pickup to be shave ready. The only way you're getting a NEW razor that's shave ready is through Mastro Livi or a vendor like SRD that's both knowledgeable and skilled enough to hone them properly before sending them out. Used razor? Maybe if it were a Whipped Dog, or sold through the classifieds here.
Ebay? I'm not chancing it. That razor is getting honed by my hands before it touches my face.
The pitting condition that yours is in? I probably wouldn't even contact the seller unless it was a "fully restored, shave ready" razor that I paid a good chunk of change for. One good sharpening session and the pitting that's of concern is as good as gone. You'd probably literally spend more time haggling and arguing than it would take to hone it out.
If I could show you a picture of what the wedge I bought last year looked like at 500x magnification you'd have nightmares.