The site sells most of the specialized hardware, paper, and laminate which, when combined with some items you can find at a decent hardware or art supply store, will allow you to print cards, either standard or gaffed, from your home computer and turn them into cards that the average spectator would have a hard time telling apart from "the real deal" from USPC.
They also specialize in ebooks, and have a HUGE selection of PDFs of books on magic.
Thanks! This would be a great way to avoid costs of a prototype deck! Or just print out the uncut sheet of a deck before release.
(Granted after you buy all the equipment and supplies, the cost for the first deck would be the same as the USPC's
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When making ANYTHING from scratch, the first one, the prototype, usually costs many multiples over the "retail value" - it's all the ones after that which are profit-makers! Yes, the first will be expensive, but anything after that requires no new hardware investment, just supplies like paper, ink and laminate.
they are actually the kings of ancient chinese history
I love this art - it's like a more polished and refined version of the Pedale Design "Misc. Goods Co." deck with a Chinese influence. But I have a strong recommendation.
Unless it's critical to the art in your opinion, I'd suggest making the index smaller and closer to the corner. If you're concerned about the "white space" that will leave, do like standard courts and add a large pip next to the character's head to either side. In fact, those courts will shift the head off-center to either the left or the right, allowing space for a larger pip next to the head.
Doing that will increase the functionality of the deck, making it more practical for use. It will also provide flourishers with a very attractive face fan - indices that are this large and far from the corner won't be visible in most garden-variety fans.
