I'm thinking about putting some time into making a custom deck, with a style similar to the "Killer Bees" deck on the ellusionist website. However, I'm having trouble with a few things. First off, which service to go through. This website ( http://makeplayingcards.com ) has an option to make custom plastic card decks, which I really like the idea of, and the site says they are good for cardistry (something that I would love, but I'm not sure if this is true). Or I could go through the USPC. Second, I'm not sure if I should just get the one deck (that I personally want), or start a kick-starter for a style of deck I think people would quite like.

Any ideas or feedback would be great, and much appreciated (asides from telling me how awful plastic cards are, because I know that's the major consensus but I love the idea of them).

If you do a search here for custom DECKS and possibly for USPCC you will find all answers to your question(s).