Richard,
They may well be. There are a few nicks within them though, and at a brief glance online, sharpening was going to cost a £6 for the blades for the set, £4 each way for postage somewhere and it seems extra to get rid of the dings. It started to sound like the price I expected for a new set, although it seems to be a bit less. My father in law does professional scissor and blade sharpening for animal grooming parlour and hairdressers. I was hoping that he may be able to do them, but it isnt seeming likely.
I havent taken the blades out to look properly yet, because I thought that they could stay in and set if I was going to get new ones, so that I had something to use in the meantime. I have only just started to look at the machine, and get the tables adjusted etc, it having sat in my garage for a few months whilst I sorted out the new house, decorated, moved the crap out of the garage and set up the table saw. I dont have a blade setting jig, and other posts have put me off touching the blades too much! I will have to bite the bullet sooner or later. The replacements from axi are resharpenable, so 1. hopefully the old one are and are in reasonable shape and 2. it makes the price a bit more palletable!
Cheers
Mark