Selling project ideas

[EEVblog]

You guys are bringing everyone down.

No, just being practical. Ideas on their own are actually worthless, and that's a well proven fact in most cases.
The OP asked if it was possible to sell his idea, the answer is almost certainly no, without even knowing what it is.

You can have great ideas and make lots of money with electronic designs, but not usually in mass market products.

Sure, no one would deny that.

BTW, the OP has actually told me what the idea is privately (I guess he thinks I'm trustworthy  ), and well, I don't think anyone is about to go out and steal it and get rich. As predicted, IMO:
a) it's not really original, very simple and obvious (for those with the need), and the solution can be hacked together with off-the-shelf modules already.
b) it has very limited niche appeal
c) it has the usual problems with the actual physical implementation of it, and big differences in any sort of consumer installation and need.

It's more like something you'd see on Hack-A-Day, and you'd get more excited about that he used a toaster oven to solder the boards or whatever, than about the actual idea.
Sorry, just being honest.

Dave.

[8086]

You guys are bringing everyone down.

Down to earth, yes. But that's where you should be already.

No surprises in Dave's post above.

[firewalker]

A constant stream of them ever since my first electronics web page back in the mid-late 90's.
And even before that, by snail mail, when my address was published in the electronics mags with my articles.

Dave.

Anything worth mentioning (funny/crazy etc)?

Alexander.

[EEVblog]

Anything worth mentioning (funny/crazy etc)?

Nothing springs to mind. It was 15+ years ago now.
Was harder to instantly dismiss back then too, as it was a different world pre-internet. No 5 minute googling to research the whole planet and market space.

Dave.