Copper is the most valuable wire in almost any surplus pile, and it is also the one most often sold at the wrong price. We buy copper building wire, feeder cable and large conductor spools from contractors, plants and distributors statewide.
Copper conductors show up in Georgia warehouses in a few recognizable forms: pallets of THHN and XHHW building wire in 500 and 1,000 foot spools, cut lengths left over from a feeder pull, 250 to 1,000 MCM service conductors, and bare or stranded grounding conductors. We evaluate all of it, from a single 250 foot partial spool to a trailer load of factory-sealed reels.
Value tracks the copper content plus the cost of getting that copper back into usable form. Factory-sealed, labeled, current-standard copper wire on its original reel is worth considerably more than the same weight of cut scrap, which is why we ask for jacket print, reel tags and conductor condition before quoting.
| Conductor | Soft-drawn or stranded copper, Class B / C stranding |
|---|---|
| Typical sizes | 14 AWG through 1000 kcmil (MCM) |
| Typical ratings | 600V building wire; 5kV to 35kV shielded power cable |
| Common insulations | PVC/nylon (THHN/THWN-2), XLPE (XHHW-2), EPR, EPDM |
| Standards seen | UL 83, UL 44, UL 854, ASTM B3/B8, ICEA, AEIC CS8 |
Copper wire priced by scrap weight alone usually leaves money on the table. A sealed 500 kcmil reel with legible print and a manufacturer tag has resale value as wire; a sun-bleached partial spool with corroded conductor and no markings is a scrap conversation. That distinction is the whole game.
The number you get reflects three things: whether the construction is still in use, how much footage remains, and whether the jacket and print are intact. Everything else is secondary.
Georgia's copper surplus comes from three places: electrical contractors closing out commercial jobs, industrial plants replacing feeders during outages and expansions, and distributors writing off discontinued or slow-moving stock. Carrollton, home to Southwire, sits at the center of the state's wire trade, and metro Atlanta contractors generate a constant flow of project leftovers.
We reply with a range for full reels, partial spools and mixed lots, anywhere in Georgia.
Almost always, yes. If the wire is still on a reel, carries legible print and matches a current construction like THHN or XHHW-2, it has value as usable wire, which is higher than copper scrap value. A buyer who only prices scrap is pricing the metal, not the product.
Yes. Footage matters more than a full reel. Tell us the approximate remaining footage from the reel tag or by measuring the wrap depth, and send a photo of the spool face so we can estimate.
Large conductors move fastest: 4/0, 250, 350, 500, 750 and 1000 MCM, plus 1/0 through 3/0 feeder and service cable. Small branch-circuit spools still sell, but they are usually priced by the pallet rather than by the reel.
We buy statewide. A few of the markets where this category comes up most:
All Georgia cities · All wire types · Industries we buy from
Send the details below and include photos of your spools, reels and labels. Photos are what let us identify the construction, estimate footage, and give you a real number instead of a guess.
Prefer to talk? Call (614) 715-3047 or email salelectricalbuyers@gmail.com.
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