Your Invention Idea. Independent Attorneys. One Transparent Platform.

Yes. For Sale By Inventor has been helping everyday inventors since the 1990s and maintains an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau. We're The Un‑Invention Company: we'd rather talk you out of a bad idea than sell you something you don't need. FSBI is a technology-enabled platform operated by Montgomery IP Associates — all legal services are provided by independent, licensed patent attorneys, not FSBI employees. We're transparent about pricing, provide the legally required AIPA disclosures, and will tell you if we think your idea isn't viable before you spend big.

We've been in business for decades with no class-action lawsuits or government actions against us. Like any long-running business in a high-risk space, there are complaints, but we deal with them through transparency, required AIPA disclosures, and our Customer Satisfaction Promise. We publish our reviews — good and bad — and respond to them publicly. You can read them on our Reviews page.

There's no single path, and there are no guarantees. The most common routes are licensing your idea to a company in exchange for royalties, or manufacturing and selling the product yourself. Both require research, protection (usually a patent), and real marketing effort. We help you build the foundation — but whether and how you get paid depends on the idea, the market, your timing, and a lot of hard work.

Start by validating the idea — research whether it's new, patentable, and something people actually want. Then protect it with the right type of patent. Then create professional marketing materials and get it in front of buyers, manufacturers, or licensees. That's the path FSBI is built around. We walk you through each step, but we'll also tell you honestly if we think the idea isn't ready or isn't worth pursuing.

Most lists include Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, Alexander Graham Bell, the Wright Brothers, and Benjamin Franklin. But the truth is, thousands of everyday inventors have created products that changed how people live — you just never hear about most of them. You don't need to be a genius. You need a real idea, real research, and a smart process.

Right on our website. We publish the good, the bad, and the in-between on our Reviews & Reputation page. You can also find us on Google, Trustpilot, the Better Business Bureau, and ConsumerAffairs. We don't hide from criticism — we respond to it publicly.

We've helped inventors bring products to market across medical devices, sports, kitchen, baby, agriculture, automotive, and music. Our biggest story is an IV safety valve that was discovered at one of our trade shows, licensed, and is now FDA-cleared and used in hospital systems. You can see all of them on our Success Stories page. Every story is real — but results vary by idea, market, timing, and effort.

It's an online portfolio where our clients' inventions are showcased to manufacturers, retailers, and licensees 24/7 — without the cost of physical trade shows. Think of it as a permanent booth that never closes. You can browse the current lineup on our Listings page.

You can reach us at (855) 345-3728. Real people answer. You can also contact us online or book a free 15-minute call at a time that works for you.

We're not against AI — we're against lazy, AI-only patent mills that spit out junk reports and call it "research." SPARK uses AI where it actually helps: scanning prior art faster, surfacing patterns across thousands of filings, and organizing data into something a human can reason about. Then an independent, licensed patent practitioner and our product team review everything, pressure-test your idea, and translate the findings into plain English so you can make a smart decision. You get the speed of AI and the judgment of people who've seen thousands of ideas — not a copy-paste bot.