Update on deal:
I talked to my dealer today and he says I definitely qualify. Ducati will send the skins to the dealer and the dealer will install them. Ducati tells them to charge for installation -- I think you'll be easily able to talk them out of that fee since you're buying a bike from them. He told me 6 weeks... right around time for that 650mi check up. No word just yet about keeping the old skins... again, should be able to talk the dealer into giving them back fairly easily.
Takes 10 minutes to remove, 15 if your extra careful. Designed to be a do-it-yourself mod.