The problem with non-standard instruments isn't that they can't sound good or work well.  But if you are early in the learning process, most of the advice or tutorials you find will be assuming that you have a reasonably standard instrument.

This one being missing a standard "landmark" that folks use to confirm that their hand is in the right place could make it more challenging to learn on.  If your ear was already a bit developed and your intonation was good, it might not be so bad.

My thought would be that headstock has not only some metal, but a bit more wood than a standard violin "scroll" that would likely mean the weight and balance would also be different.

Another hint that the design may not have been so much well thought out as being different just to be different are the tailpiece fine tuners.  On an instrument with geared tuning machines, fine tuners wouldn't usually actually be necessary.  We don't know if they are there because people ask for them if they are left off, or because the thing drifts out of tune a lot.  

Getting a shoulder rest to fit it or if you decide a different chinrest might be more comfortable, you're likely to run into some problems with that body shape.

Now, the vendor claims that many people use it to win competitions.  So maybe contact the vendor and see if they can give you some links with some footage showing it being played or sound samples so you can hear what it sounds like?  Maybe some websites of people where you can hear their playing and where they talk about what they like about this particular style of instrument?

Still, though, if you really like the style, 95$ isn't that much, when it comes to musical instruments. If it ended up being the worst musical equipment mistake you made in your life, you'd have gotten off pretty easy.  On the other hand, who knows?  It might be pretty sweet in person and actually play well.

But if you're looking for a recommendation for a beginner instrument, I tend to side with Kevin that for most folks, sticking close to standard shapes and etc is likely to save you some grief.  If you already know how to play and you try something odd-shaped and it works out for you, that's kind of a different situation.