PewterFor established US business owners
Request an estimate and expect a call within one business day.
Lawrence or Troy will contact you to understand your records and offer a grounded assessment. Labs license de-identified copies of the email, files and operating records firms already retain. Pewter evaluates your records, obtains a written offer from its licensing partner and manages the transaction through payment.
Indicative range
Example: a 100-person firm, 10 years in business. Move the sliders for yours.
A scenario, not a valuation. Many firms are offered less, and some receive no offer once their records are reviewed.
Get a real estimateRange from our licensing partner's payout model for US firms (October 2026), using headcount and years in business only. What your records hold, who owns them and what a buyer accepts decide the real number.
For AI labs and data buyers
Looking to buy data? Share your next requirement.
We work with owners of established US firms whose operating records can't be found on the open web. Describe the sector, workflow and volume you need, and we'll tell you honestly whether we can source it.
- Records from real operationsEmail, tickets, documents and system records from firms in logistics, accounting, engineering, distribution, trades and services.
How responsibilities are divided
You retain control; we take care of the work.
From your initial estimate through payment, Pewter remains your contact. Our licensing partner presents the offer, enters the license with you and sends your payment.
Your part
A few hours
- Respond to a few questionsTakes two minutes; no files or logins are needed.
Our responsibilities
- SizingWe give you a direct assessment of whether your records are likely to sell.
No offer means no cost
There is no charge to ask
Owners pay no fee at any point, and may leave the process whenever they choose. Before an offer is made, we may request permission to inspect a small sample for quality. A full export takes place only once you have approved the terms in writing. Our approach to records.
Before getting in touch
Questions owners raise during an initial call
Is this a real opportunity or just a sales pitch?
There is a real market. Our licensing partner says it has paid $350,000 to $650,000 to firms with 60 to 100 people, while Google's $10 million winning bid for Spirit Airlines' records appears in a federal court filing. These transactions belong to other firms, not us. You receive your offer in writing before making any commitment, and many firms receive offers below these amounts.
What will I have to pay?
Nothing at any point. When a deal closes, our licensing partner pays Pewter a fee. No completed deal means no fee.
What are your roles, and who is your client?
Pewter identifies and qualifies the opportunity, assesses your records, delivers the offer and coordinates the transaction. Our licensing partner makes the offer, signs the license with you and pays you; you find out its identity before signing anything. Since the partner pays our fee, we do not act as your lawyer or agent. We are neither a law firm nor a registered broker-dealer, and recommend having your own counsel review the agreement.
Does the data leave my ownership?
No. The deal licenses an agreed de-identified copy. Your original files stay as they are, and ownership does not change.
Could clients or employees be identified?
Before delivery, names, contact details, account numbers, credentials and payment details are removed or replaced. Regulated, privileged or third-party records may be left out. Since no method removes every risk, you review the process and a sample before signing. Our approach to records.
Who can view my records before I sign?
Nobody without your agreement. We may request a small sample to assess quality before an offer, and Pewter or the licensing partner may review it. You decide what the sample contains and may decline. We do not make the full export until you sign.
Who uses the data, and what do they do with it?
Authorized AI developers use it to train and evaluate models, as your agreement defines. The terms you approve specify exclusivity and permitted uses. Our free owner's guide, Before You Sell Your Data, covers the terms and questions to resolve before signing.
How much time will my team need to spend?
You will spend a few hours on two or three calls and a brief inventory of your systems. If an export is required, your IT person or provider handles it, with our coordination. No one needs to generate new data or tidy anything up.
What if I am unsure what data we have?
That is true for most owners. Tell us which tools you have used, such as email, shared drives or your accounting or operating system, and we can identify what's there on the call. To assess the volume yourself beforehand, our free guide explains where to find the numbers in Google, Microsoft 365, Slack and a dozen other tools.
Why should I act now?
Labs are buying today. A single AI data company has committed $1 billion for the coming twelve months. Value is tied to the history you still hold: subscriptions ending or a firm winding down can lead to deleted archives and lost value.
Request an estimate
Check whether your records could sell
Estimated range
$385K to $895K
Example: 100 employees · 10 years in business
- We call within one business dayLawrence or Troy will contact you to understand your records and offer a grounded assessment.