Seriously, somebody ought to buy these. I LUV my z-90s. My $.02 is that a) I still like the mount point one cm back of the new (philpug approved) mount point. I am a big guy and like to drive the shovels hard, so I don't mind all that shovel up there. But put Aaatack 13 dems on them and figure it out for yourself. And b) the only thing the OP said I'd disagree with is that these are about the most dampened skis ive ever been on. Even more so than the Motive 95s they replaced. But they aren't dead like the Motives could be. They give feedback like a sports car that is glued to the road, rather than being dead stable like a luxury SUV.
Seriously, somebody make the guy an offer. I think they are worth $550, but if that is out of your budget, make him an offer. You won't regret it.