For Inventors & Authors

The Inventor’s Checklist

Everything you should read, sign, and understand before bringing your toy to market — in the order it matters. Tap each item as you go.

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Before You Sign Anything

Protect yourself, understand the road, and pick a partner you trust.

A two-minute, free, mutual non-disclosure agreement so you can talk freely. Auto-signed PDF lands in your inbox.

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A custom plush toy that has never been made before takes time to design, prototype, refine, and produce. Here’s every phase, in plain English.

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The deposits, accuracy expectations, defect rates, and ground rules every project should know before starting. Pre-handles the surprises clients hit at every other manufacturer.

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Custom Plush Toys / Binkley Toys Inc. has been making plush since 1995. 30 years, 38 countries, 3,712+ projects.

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How to recognize the “invention help” scams that target first-time inventors — and what you should actually be paying instead.

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Get Your Numbers

Pricing first, surprises never. Use the calculator before any conversation.

Pick a size, body type, and quantity. See pricing immediately — no sales call required.

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What we do, who it’s for, and what we’ve built for past inventors — including a Lulla Doll that raised $362,895 USD on Indiegogo.

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Plan Your Production

Decisions that get cheaper the earlier you make them.

Amazon’s safety-lab quirks mean a wrong test = rejected listing. The fix is one heads-up before we start.

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Bulk orders ship by common carrier — an 18-wheeler, a pallet, no tracking number. Know what you’re receiving.

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Plush is the start. We also do wearable mascots, children’s books, fulfillment, and more.

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Decide & Launch

See real work, talk to a human, and start the clock.

Hundreds of toys we’ve made — for inventors, brands, books, mascots, plush ambassadors, and more.

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Have a question the calculator can’t answer? Email or call. Real human, real fast.

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Place a small deposit (starting at $500, 100% credited toward production) and we’ll get a real prototype in your hands.

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Done with the checklist? Start the clock.

The earlier you start, the more comfortable the timeline. Tell us what you’re building.

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