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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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
Reviewed July 1, 2023
The first time I contacted For Sale by Inventor was on a Friday and the rep called me a little after 8:00 on a Saturday morning. I get up at four o'clock in the morning every day and that was my only day to sleep in. He kept me on the phone for an hour and a half trying to get $995 out of me right then and there. All he wanted was money and he gave me no contract, no guarantees and nothing in writing. He didn't send me an email and didn’t ask if he could call me on a Saturday. He just took it upon himself. The conversation finally ended after over 45 minutes and I told him to quit calling me. He kept texting me and I had to block him. He had a heavy New York accent and then, he said he lived in Alabama. But he had a 412 area code, which is Pittsburgh. ConsumerAffairs should have him shut down. For Sale by Inventor are crooks through and through.
Reviewed June 22, 2023
For Sale by Inventor is very good at keeping in contact with me about my invention and what they needed in order for it to move forward. So far, they are doing an excellent job of letting me know what's going on. They are on point. The salesman that I spoke with was very knowledgeable of what I needed to do and how I needed to do it and kept in contact with me just so I wouldn't be lost. He was doing some very good things with me. If you have anything for an invention, you should try them.
Reviewed June 14, 2023
The man who worked with me, Mr. Frank, was absolutely very concerned and very interested and compassionate about my invention. I designed a piece of jewelry that I thought was very unique. As matter of fact, I did a drawing of it in when I did an Advent for Christmas for my class, for the wall outside the church. I also did the Advent for Easter and I used the design for both of them because I felt that it linked Christmas with Easter. Because most Christians don't really realize that Easter is even more important than Christmas because Jesus was born to die for our sins.
Mr. Frank and I talked about the design and our faith. I felt that if I wanted to secure copyright of something for myself, I could do the poor man's copyright wherein I mail it to myself. Mr. Frank said that did not apply anymore, but I still mailed it to myself a while back. I don’t have the money to follow up right now, but when I get the $2,000 to pay For Sale by Inventor to get my invention online, I will be reaching out. I recommend everyone. I hope that everyone is as enthusiastic in reaching out to the customer as Mr. Frank is.
Reviewed June 13, 2023
After talking with the rep at For Sale by Inventor, he seemed very excited about the idea. He walked me through what the process was gonna be. He explained everything to me and gave me that little nudge to start putting things on paper, designing and making my idea more realistic. He's very responsive. He always got back to me and helped me through any of the questions. Sometimes, putting things in layman's terms makes it a lot easier to understand since he has a lot of experience in the field. Everything is going extremely well. Thankfully, I have something in mind that is marketable and not too complicated to manufacture. I have very high hopes.
Reviewed May 25, 2023
I talked to them over the phone and they explained the service to me. However, they wanted $200 to own the invention. It seemed like a money-making scam. But business-wise, they're good.
Reviewed May 16, 2023
For Sale by Inventor took care of a lot of the administrative stuff and it made it a little easier. Also, the rep I worked with was so friendly, very knowledgeable, and supportive. He explained the process and was just so helpful to answer my questions and to lay any fears or apprehensions that I may have had. After I submitted my information, he said to call him any time I have a question or concern and he would respond. That was always his attitude and he was very patient. Even if I asked him the same question two or three times, he'd go right back over it. He acknowledged what he didn't know and said, "Let me find out and get back to you." That means a lot. He wasn't spilling crap. The genuineness is really what got me. He's really legit with caring about his job and what he's doing. I think he really likes it. It makes me feel so comfortable because I know a couple of people who have inventions and they go through the process all by themselves. It's grueling.
Reviewed May 16, 2023
At this point, everything with For Sale by Inventor has been very positive. We are just rolling on things. It's not really in the works yet, but so far, my experience has been very positive. Their rep was persistent in making sure that things got taken care of. He didn't just let it drop. So, I did appreciate that. With my situation, he could have just walked away from it and said, “No, go on to the next guy.” He made sure I understand the situation and how things worked. So, I was really glad he made things clear.
Reviewed May 1, 2023
I've been very well-pleased with For Sale by Inventor. I've been talking with Garvin and he's very good and professional. He seems very interested in helping me. He calls me, talks to me, and explains things to me. He put everything in perspective and I trust him. What really touched my heart was when I talked to him one day and I was sick. He called me again the next day or so to check on me and see how I was doing. That means so much to me. I just hope For Sale by Inventor doesn't disappoint me down the line but so far, I don't have any regrets.
Reviewed April 25, 2023
For Sale by Inventor has been great so far and the guidance that I've received has been exemplary. Their rep, Kurt, has been in constant contact with me, which has been really awesome. I feel like he really cares about me, my idea, and my invention. The best takeaway I can have from this entire experience is the fact that I feel like I have a friend with Kurt. He's always right there for any questions I have and with any advice that he has for me. It sets the company apart from every other company out there because there aren't very many people that you can really trust to have the answers that you need. I highly recommend them and if you choose somebody else, you're wasting their time.
Reviewed April 19, 2023
I was looking at other things and trying to figure it out and I couldn't find anything, but For Sale by Inventor was willing to help me through the process. I'm working with Jake now and he has been helping me. He's awesome with it. We do phone calls. And if I had any questions, he answered those for me as well. He told me the cost and I was struggling a bit with that. But he told me that have payment plan options where I could pay on it a bit at a time. I have kids and he was understanding about that knowing it is hard to start something like that.
Reviewed March 22, 2023
I was very impressed with the rep at For Sale by Inventor. It was a couple of different ones that I talked to, and I really enjoyed talking to both of them. I was impressed with some of the answers that they gave me for some of the questions that I asked. I was really impressed that they could answer the questions and give me a straight answer instead of, “I don't know.” If I have questions, all I do is text them and they get back to me as soon as they can. It's not the fastest in the world, but they usually get back to me within 24 hours or less.
Overall, it's fantastic working with them because they really help me with things that I don't understand. They helped me in trying to get the legal part of it settled. We went through and figured out that no one else had the patent on it. They were going through the legal process, and what really helped for me was them helping me with the legal part of it. They put it all in English for me instead of all this other stuff. They are great people. They speak English instead of all this other high tech. So, that's what I like about them. They're down to earth people.
Reviewed March 17, 2023
I've had a good experience with them so far. All I had to do was supply them with pictures and how my invention works. Their professionalism is good 'cause they know what they're doing and they're still protecting the other person's design. They're gonna find out if there is a company or a manufacturer who wants to buy it.
Reviewed March 17, 2023
For Sale by Inventor has been helpful to me. They told me about getting my patent and I'm dealing with a patent lawyer now. The experience has been good. I just don't have the money yet to get it done. The first company gave me a book of everything on it, but I haven't seen it yet.
Reviewed March 8, 2023
They have great perseverance and honesty and satisfaction. They're a great source of business. I gave them my invention but I have to pay $500 to get it going.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2023
The rep from For Sale by Inventor was very good. We talked in a friendly, informational, and necessary way. Information was clear, and he was faithful to what he says to me. He calls me back when he says he's gonna call me back, and gives me information that he promises me. Everything is professionally done.
Reviewed Feb. 23, 2023
I jumped into this situation too quickly and ended up telling For Sale by Inventor I wanted to hold off on doing anything right now. But I found out that the amount they were gonna charge to do research was about $500 more than what it should've cost. They quoted me about $900 initially. I hum and hawed around then they were willing to give me a 20% discount which made it about $700. My wife went online and said that a patent search should be somewhere between $200 and $500. But they were pleasant to deal with. They refunded me my money, except for processing fee of about $50. The man I spoke with was very nice and somewhat helped me. He was vague on when I was asking about price though. It's possible that he didn't know the exact cost upfront and it initially wasn't gonna cost. But he never would come right out and say, "I have no answer to that because of all these circumstances."
Reviewed Feb. 17, 2023
For Sale by Inventor made me feel comfortable by calling me every Friday and showing me what my invention would progress to a point to where it was gonna be developed. The rep stays constantly in contact with me and showing me and proving to me that my invention will, either sooner or later, become what I want it to be. The rep explained that it’s gonna be a slow process invention. He said 95% that my idea would make it. I love that he constantly calls me. If I need him, I know his number. He makes me feel like I'm a part of this invention, which is mine.
Reviewed Feb. 16, 2023
I like For Sale by Inventor. They're the first ones that I got in contact with and I stopped right there. I felt like I had no reason to search anymore. Those are the ones I went with because of how they spoke and I found it truthful and didn't sound like they were trying to just say anything to me to make a dollar. The rep's real cool, and my interactions with him are really good. I would suggest For Sale by Inventor if anyone ever asked me about my knowledge of it. Definitely use them as help. If this is your first time, don't try to do it yourself. You can hire your own attorney or find your own engineer, but I believe these people are truthful. They're telling you exactly step-by-step what needs to be done and they take care of things for you.
Reviewed Feb. 6, 2023
Their rep Jay was great. But it's a slow moving process. He's getting fed up with a couple of things. The process is tedious because of how definite my thing is. There are a couple of aspects that are vivid and others that span out with how the rendition works. But they haven't had any problems and there have been a lot of subsequent divisions amongst my patent.
Reviewed Jan. 30, 2023
For Sale by Inventor is easy to contact. When you call them, they call you back, and the guy I dealt with was very informative. Overall, my experience was good. I had a lot of questions, and For Sale by Inventor answered them for me. There were lots of things that I was not sure about, and they were more than accommodating, as well as patient and thorough. With some of the things, I was very naive about, but they were very helpful and understanding. The process was made a lot easier for me to comprehend and I was given an idea of how to do it too.
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