The Effect
Not so much of an effect but a service for making a bespoke gimmicked playing cards with whatever you can imagine printed on actual card stock.
From
www.magicbycardmaker.com
Cost
The cost will change depending on what is required and on what stock but from what I had I found the price to be very reasonable
Review
Have you ever had an idea for a card effect but it required a gimmicked design that didn't exist? Well I did and I came across Cardmaker through an old thread on Talkmagic.
The process in getting a bespoke card made is a very easy one and involved sending an email with your idea, receiving one back with a template of what your card will look like, paypal and await your card.
Cardmaker is able to print a bespoke version of most card brands that I would consider popular for magicians and that includes double facers and backers too.
The quality of the cards I received were excellent and matched exactly what I requested. The printing process used (on my cards anyway) would probably be rumbled by a magician on close inspection as not being printed by the card company but for the use in which any gimmicked card would actually be used would pose no problem what-so-ever.
On the customer service front I had excellent communication and when my cards went missing in the post a replacement was sent out quickly and with no fuss.
For those who have no ideas currently for this sort of service I would still say have a look at the cardmaker site as there are also ready printed replacement packs for effects such as Ultimate monte and, excitedly for me, Queens out of Control on Bike Stock. There are many more common gimmicked cards and packet trick replacement cards too.
Overall
A very good service
A very good product
A very good price
A very happy Greedo