100% agree, i snapped mine, got a new pair, and basically snapped them again.. And for 200 you got a pair of line invaders, from 2-3 or even more years ago (cause 2 years ago was the last year they stopped making them i believe). thats a horrible deal, I got a pair of slightly used salomon dumonts last year that were only a year old, with bindings for 200.. Im sure you could have found a lot more better deals online Now with the good part. when i had my invaders working they were a lot of fun. Very playful ski. But i obviously wouldnt recommend them for anything but park, and in the park especially not booters! thats how i snapped mine. I landed back seat and the area in the tail where they tapered it snapped. they are too soft for jumps. also that little gap i believe you are talking about. That is how the ski is made. When line or other companys make the skis they dont always continue the edge all the way around the ski. Normally the reason they do is so that it provides more protection against possibly hitting rocks or damaging it etc. And the skis that do have it apparently wrapped all the way around, it isnt actually 1 edge. Its a u shaped edge that meets up on both sides with the actual side edges of the ski. You dont really need to worry about that, but just try not to directly run into anything and you will be fine. Overall they are fun skis, and good luck
