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About For Sale by Inventor

For Sale by Inventor works with inventors, retailers and consumers, with services ranging from patenting and research to selling products online. Invention services include product researching, patentability assessments, and marketing and patent guidance. FSBI operates an online marketplace for inventors to sell and market products to retailers and the general public. FSBI is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, just outside Pittsburgh.

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I made my wooden honey bowl and I wanted to find out how to get it patented. The rep was very thorough. He asked a lot of questions about what I came up with for an idea and give ...

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Mike, the rep, has been very prompt. He walked us through the different scenarios. He was very thorough. We called him on several different occasions. He was easy to get ahold of ...

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What is For Sale By Inventor?

For Sale by Inventor (FSBI) offers research, patent licensing and product development help to inventors. This includes in-house strategies to provide maximum protection and exposure with minimum cost and risk. The three-pronged approach includes idea invention and brainstorming, as well as researching the ability to patent the invention. After the research stage, FSBI helps with securing the development and intellectual property rights.

There are multiple levels for patent search and patent licensing. Additionally, FSBI provides a database of new products for purchase. This is all online and virtual, with options to buy and sell up-and-coming products. You can submit your invention name and description online for a free, no-obligation review. A free 15-minute consultation is also available. FSBI has a customer service promise, which includes a refund for services not tendered yet after you’ve agreed on a plan.

How does For Sale By Inventor work?

To start with FSBI, you submit your initial invention idea online for an idea review and free consultation. After a consultation, you have a few options for patent research and getting a patent issued. These include:

  • Bronze: Patent collection
  • Silver: Bronze services plus patentability assessment
  • Gold: Silver services plus marketing overview
  • Platinum: Patent collection, patentability assessment and engineering feasibility
  • Diamond: Platinum services plus marketing overview

Upgrade options are available for a 3D graphic of your invention. In addition to patent search packages, FSBI offers patent licensing packages. These include:

  • Basic: Patent preparation and filing, FSBI website listing, sales sheet with a QR code, story behind invention and virtual prototype
  • Plus: All Basic offerings plus multiple 3D renderings
  • Premium: All Plus services plus personalized industry targeting
  • VIP:  All Premium services plus full-color brochures, professional website, 3D viewer on website, domain name, custom blog content, URL search, logo design and marketing fast track

Once FSBI has helped with research and licensing, it offers marketing services through its online marketplace.

For Sale By Inventor costs

FSBI cost ranges are determined on an individual basis, but you can expect to pay under $1,000 for services in the invention research phase. Several factors influence cost, like project scope, service level and engineering. The biggest cost factor can be the patent search and licensing package you choose. There are multiple service tiers to choose from. Other factors that may affect overall cost include any add-on services, like marketing and 3D renderings and graphics.

For Sale By Inventor FAQ

What type of patents does For Sale by Inventor offer?

FSBI offers patent, copyright and trademark protection services. This is done through a law firm, Cramer Patent & Design. You can submit your invention ideas for a patentability assessment to see if it would be beneficial to work with FSBI.

Does For Sale by Inventor offer a patent search?

FSBI offers multiple patent search and has research packages available to help.

Will I make money by selling my patent to For Sale by Inventor?

FSBI doesn’t purchase patents. It helps with patent filing and licensing. It also helps inventors who hold patents get connected with manufacturers.

Where is For Sale by Inventor located?

FSBI is headquartered in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. It serves inventors and consumers throughout the U.S.

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Is For Sale By Inventor legit?

FSBI is a good option if you’re in the initial phases of an invention idea and need some help with developing it, such as patent research and licensing assistance. FSBI also offers an online, virtual marketplace for patented and patent-pending inventions. With multiple services available, FSBI can be beneficial to inventors, manufacturers, marketers, retailers and consumers at different levels.

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    Customer ServiceStaffTimeliness

    Reviewed Sept. 8, 2025

    Excellent customer service. Immediate response to text. I give Garvin a 100% on taking his time to explain. Calm, worry free voice, happy to have talked with him. Great person to have in my corner. Good feeling for a first impression.

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    Reviewed Nov. 21, 2024

    I have been on the phone with Mr. Mike ** and he has been so much help towards getting my invention in order. I tried to do things without his help and that didn't work at all. He is very knowledgeable and very helpful and respectful.

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      Reviewed Oct. 1, 2024

      Mike Marino is THEEEE BEST!!! You will NOT regret having this guy in your corner! And I don’t embellish lol. He is direct, precise, reliable & follows through on his word! He went to bat for me in a major way & I will never forget it! When my product is in stores worldwide, it will be a reminder that GREAT PEOPLE still exist! (Oh, and of course that, GOD IS THE GREATEST!!!!)

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      Reviewed July 19, 2024

      This was by far the smoothest, most enjoyable processes I've ever gone through. Garvin **, our initial phone interview was like you were neighbors in his garage attached to his house, just talking about inventions ideas. Awesome! Very straightforward and easy going process. Affordable. YES. Has me thinking about patenting some more ideas.

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      PriceStaffRates

      Reviewed April 26, 2024

      I had a very good interaction with the rep. Unfortunately, I haven't had the money to pursue using their services in full. So, I haven't gotten through that far with them. But their prices seemed very reasonable.

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      Customer ServiceSales & MarketingPriceStaff

      Reviewed April 16, 2024

      Mike, the rep I worked with, was a great help. He spoke to me from the beginning all the way to where I am now. I haven't patented by invention yet, which is a larger, more expensive step. I've already gone through the process of sending them my ideas and them sending me back the material about how to change and present this. They put it together in a package for me and done my patent searches as well. It's been a positive experience using For Sale by Inventor. They are a little on the pricey side though. They are more of a holistic type of entity to deal with as far as taking your idea from conception to completion. They explained what they would do. You pay a certain fee and you get a year's worth of marketing.

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      Customer ServiceStaff

      Reviewed April 15, 2024

      Whenever I make inquiries, the response is timely and always positive. I'm pleased and looking forward to do the next piece. It was a bit overwhelming when I first started, but I didn't understand the process because I had never done it before. But after I got to understand it, it was pretty good.

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      Reviewed April 14, 2024

      I made my wooden honey bowl and I wanted to find out how to get it patented. The rep was very thorough. He asked a lot of questions about what I came up with for an idea and give me a lot of ideas on how to proceed. I'm just waiting to hear from the patent agency on whether I have a patent or not. It’s been a very good experience with For Sale by Inventor. They've been very knowledgeable and flexible with me as far as my payments for their services.

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      Customer ServicePricePunctuality & SpeedStaff

      Reviewed April 13, 2024

      Mike, the rep, has been very prompt. He walked us through the different scenarios. He was very thorough. We called him on several different occasions. He was easy to get ahold of and answered whatever questions we needed. We've been very happy with everything in the whole process, thus far. We didn't know the final answer till the end, but we got away with the cheaper package. So we were happy with that. Anytime we had any questions, we were able to call and have them answered. They were prompt. They laid it out in simple terms for us to understand.

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      Punctuality & Speed

      Reviewed April 12, 2024

      I love them. They're very personal with me. I have one patent through them and another one is pending. The process with the first patent seemed like it was fast, but it was a really long time.

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      Customer ServiceStaff

      Reviewed April 11, 2024

      They have programs to get your invention all set up and marketing. The reps are great. They're very informative, and professional. They're good people. I tell them I need time and they give me time. There's no pressure. Everything works okay with them. They're very knowledgeable. When there are things that I don't understand about it, they can explain it very easily. The way they explain it makes it very easy.

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      Reviewed March 7, 2024

      It's been four years, and I don't have any invention sold yet. I'm trying to get more of the water bottling company manufacturers interested in my product, but the process is slow and there's not enough advertisement. I'd like more feedback from For Sale by Inventor as well.

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      Reviewed March 7, 2024

      I found For Sale by Inventor online and I was a little hesitant 'cause I didn't know anything about the company. But the guy who I was working with, Garvin, put me at ease. I had an idea and I wanted to see if I could make it come to fruition. Currently, it's in patent pending status, and we're working on the marketing stuff now and trying to figure out how we're gonna market it to companies. Thus far, the guidance has been very good. Garvin helped me along the way to understand how we had to go about things, gave me options and helped me figure out how I wanted to proceed. The patent attorney, Aaron, has been good as far as the legal aspect of things and guiding me too.

      They're good at communication. Even if I thought it's been a little long since I've heard from them because they are in Pennsylvania and I'm in Illinois, if I text Garvin, he gets back to me quickly. We're at a point where we're moving forward with some marketing, and I haven't heard anything, but I was gonna email them. Usually, if I email, I get an answer back quickly.

      For Sale by Inventor is a solid company, and I'm generally satisfied. If someone has an idea, they offer a good service to try to help an inventor through the patent process, and it is a little cheaper as compared to other places. They've even worked with me monetarily to make sure that I can afford it. I'm paying a monthly payment. They understand I'm a working person, not a millionaire, and that I gotta make my dollars stretch as well.

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      Sales & MarketingPunctuality & SpeedRefunds & PayoutsStaffRates

      Reviewed Feb. 25, 2024

      I contacted For Sale by Inventor six months ago and I paid $8,000 roughly for them to draw a description of my invention. One thing that I noticed was they had me send in photos of my invention and the drawings that they drew were exact line work. But I understand, so far, I've been paying for their expertise. The only thing that is frustrating is they simply did line drawings and it took months, which is crazy. My daughter could have done this in a few hours sitting. Then, when I got the paperwork to sign, it was full of clerical, grammatical, and spelling errors. Also, right below the point the lever attaches to this thing, I anticipate it saying 0.2 and it says 0.1 again. They use 0.1 13 times and all of a sudden, they're at 0.14 so I sent it back to them.

      They said they just need me to go on record that that's what I want them to represent and they'd go forward. But I wanna make sure that my product is not going to have a simple modification and then be obsolete because someone modified it slightly. I waited about two weeks until I was able to get a consultation with a lawyer and he kind of diminished my concerns. He said I'd be protected with the utility patent that I'm getting. They'd have to prove that it's a totally different invention that they're doing.

      Also, my product ties to points of connection that a certain brand of product builds to and that company could very easily modify their product and make mine obsolete. My intent is to sell it to that company and the one that has all the power. I just wanna get protected. But it was interesting that once I went into patent pending, the salesman said to pay them another eight grand and they'd push this product. But I don't think that they have anybody that knows what my product does or who would it be beneficial for. So I'd like to have them give me a presentation of how they'd sell my product before I pay them the money to do it.

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      Sales & MarketingStaff

      Reviewed Feb. 22, 2024

      It's been really good with For Sale by Inventor so far. Jake has been freaking awesome. He's the one I brought my idea to, and he pursued it and kept on it. Also, he sent me everything that my wife asked for to make sure I wasn't getting hornswoggled. I need to pay 16,500 to get it launched and I'm gonna be bringing it down to a lawyer to see if it's all on the up and up, just because that's a lot of money to part with. I didn't want to take any chances with that kind of money.

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      Customer ServicePunctuality & SpeedStaff

      Reviewed Feb. 22, 2024

      Our experience with them has been great so far. The experience has been a huge eye-opener as far as trusting people whom you're not familiar with or you haven't physically seen. The communication has been life. Everybody has family and family issues come up. You have to be patient. So that's one of the huge things. The report that I have with the person that I talked to the most is great. Whenever I send a message and I need some feedback or a callback, sometimes it's not prompt, which again is understandable because of life issues and things. But it comes at a time when it's greatly appreciated.

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      Staff

      Reviewed Feb. 5, 2024

      Garvin is amazing at his job. He went over and above his title to ensure I had everything I needed for my dream to come true. He is very polite and has a genuine soul. He made every tool I needed available for me to do my Part! He answers all questions I ask in full detail. Made it very simple for me to follow his instructions. He makes a great leader.

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      Staff

      Reviewed Jan. 5, 2024

      My experience has been really good so far. The rep, Mike, is very informative. I've talked to him a couple of times a week, and everything went well.

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      Reviewed Dec. 22, 2023

      I like the rep that For Sale by Inventor assigned me to. He's good and patient and it's great working with him. The service has been going very well. But I gotta come up with the rest of the money for patenting, products and advertising, and I can't do that right now.

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      Reviewed Dec. 22, 2023

      The rep, Mike, has been great. He was very enthusiastic about my invention and he gave me a lot of information and guaranteed that it's confidential. I really appreciate that because that's something that people afraid of when they do something like this. I also got a money-back guarantee, and that sold me. Mike was as excited as I am about the invention, and that made me even more apt to go with him. I'm not finished yet, but For Sale by Inventor has been great so far.

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      For Sale by Inventor Company Information

      Company Name:
      For Sale by Inventor
      Address:
      375 Southpointe Blvd. Ste 110
      City:
      Canonsburg
      State/Province:
      PA
      Postal Code:
      15317
      Fax:
      724-745-0228
      Website:
      forsalebyinventor.com