Sell existing records
Earn from business records you already have
We check what you can sell, prepare the records you approve, and make you an offer. Your contract is with us.
Suitable records
Records you may already have
The most useful records show what happened, what your team did and whether it worked. Here are some examples. Not every record can be sold, and we will tell you honestly what we find.
Making things
Job sheets, quality checks and machine repair reports.
Moving goods
Delivery notes, delay reports and damage claims.
Selling to other businesses
Quotes, orders, stock records and returns.
Building and repairs
Estimates, site reports, changes and inspections.
Helping customers
Questions, replies and how problems were solved.
Keeping the books
Invoice checks, corrections and approvals.
What we do
From your files to a signed offer
We list where your records are kept
Spreadsheets, software, paper files, shared folders. You tell us; we write it down.
We check what you are allowed to share
We look for anything you promised to keep private, anything that belongs to someone else and anything that could identify a person. Appropriate people review this before anything is offered.
We tell you what could be worth money
An honest view of which records are useful and which are not worth preparing.
You agree exactly what is included
Which records, which years, and what stays out. Nothing else is touched.
We prepare and check the records
We remove private details, tidy the records and check their quality. You approve the result.
We make you an offer
A clear written offer, with the price and when you will be paid.
You sign, we deliver, you get paid
Payment follows the terms in your contract.
What stays out
Anything you are not allowed to share
- Records outside what you agreed to include
- Information you promised customers or partners to keep confidential, unless they give permission
- Details that could identify a person, unless the right permissions and protections are in place
- Records that belong to someone else
- Passwords, bank details and other sensitive information
What affects the price
Why some records are worth more
- How many years the records cover
- How complete they are
- Whether they show what happened, what your team did and how it ended
- How rare they are
- What you are allowed to share
- What buyers are looking for at the time
The offer
Clear terms before you sign
Two kinds of offer — always labelled
After we review your records, we give you one of two offers. We never mix them up:
- A fixed price. We pay an agreed amount, on agreed conditions.
- A price that depends on a later sale. You are paid when we sell the records on. We tell you this clearly.
Each contract says what triggers payment and the deadline for it.
An early estimate is not an offer
Any figure we mention before reviewing your records is only a guide. The real offer comes after the review, in writing.
Selling the right to use, not your business
Usually you give permission to use the agreed records in agreed ways. You keep your records. If anything is to be handed over for good, the contract says so plainly.
Working only with us — on agreed records only
If you agree to work only with us, that applies to the records, selling rights and time period named in the contract. Nothing more.
Questions about selling existing records
How much could we earn, and when would we be paid?
As a rough guide, a first sale of existing records is usually worth $50k–$500k. If you keep selling new records each year, that can add $25k–$250k a year, and more if you improve how records are kept or add useful tools. The real amount depends on what you have, how useful it is and what buyers will pay. The quickest way to know is a preliminary valuation, which we aim to give you within one week. We explain our offer and payment conditions before you sign. If you are paid only after we sell the records on, we tell you clearly. An estimate is not a guaranteed payment, and yearly payments apply only if your contract says so.
Do we still own our records? Can we sell them elsewhere?
Your contract explains what you keep and what you allow us to sell or let others use. We work exclusively with you on the records and period agreed in that contract. You approve what is included. Any use already agreed with a buyer may continue under its terms after our partnership ends.
What if we promised our customers to keep their information confidential?
That promise still applies. We check the relevant agreements and leave out restricted information unless the necessary permission is obtained. Taking a customer’s name out does not cancel a confidentiality agreement, sometimes called an NDA.
Find out what your existing records could be worth
Start with a short company assessment.