Copper Electrical Wire
Copper is the most valuable wire in almost any surplus pile, and it is also the one most often sold at the wrong price.
Buying details
Building wire, feeder cable, armored and tray cable, control and instrumentation cable, medium and high voltage cable, and full or partial spool inventories.
We buy electrical wire and cable in every category below, anywhere in Georgia, in any quantity from a single partial spool to a full warehouse inventory. Each page explains what we buy, how it is valued, and which photos get you the fastest number.
Copper is the most valuable wire in almost any surplus pile, and it is also the one most often sold at the wrong price.
Buying detailsAluminum cable moves in volume, not in ounces.
Buying detailsTHHN is the most common wire in the state and the easiest to sell, provided the print is legible and the spool still holds usable footage.
Buying detailsTHWN is the wet-location half of the dual-rated building wire that fills Georgia job sites.
Buying detailsTHWN-2 is the current standard for conduit work in wet and damp locations, and nearly every dual-rated reel of building wire sold in Georgia today.
Buying detailsCross-linked polyethylene insulation makes XHHW the workhorse of industrial feeders, and it holds up better in storage than thermoplastic wire.
Buying detailsXHHW-2 combines XLPE insulation with a wet-location rating, which is why it is specified for underground conduit, exterior feeders and industrial.
Buying detailsBuilding wire is the general category that covers most of what an electrician carries in a truck, and it is the bulk of the surplus market in Georgia.
Buying detailsBare copper is the simplest wire to value, but it is also the easiest to undervalue, because clean bright conductor in original coils is a product,.
Buying detailsSER cable feeds panels and subpanels across the state, and leftover reels from service work are among the most quotable items a contractor can have.
Buying detailsSEU is the two or three conductor service entrance cable used for single-phase services and large appliances.
Buying detailsUnderground residential distribution cable is buried by the mile in Georgia subdivisions, and the leftover reels are heavy, valuable and often in the.
Buying detailsUSE-2 is the underground service entrance rating that shows up on utility extensions, well feeds and outbuilding services across rural Georgia.
Buying detailsUnderground cable is bought in long lengths and buried in short ones, which is why so much of it ends up sitting on a reel behind a shop.
Buying detailsMetal-clad cable is the fastest-installed wiring method in commercial construction, and every Georgia high-rise, school and hospital job leaves.
Buying detailsAC cable, still called BX on most job sites, remains common in multifamily and light commercial work.
Buying detailsArmored cable protects conductors mechanically, and that armor is also what makes it worth more than loose conductor when it is intact.
Buying detailsTray cable lets an industrial plant run power and control in open cable tray, and plants that standardize on it accumulate surplus in every size and.
Buying detailsTC is the rating that lets a multiconductor cable live in open tray.
Buying detailsVariable frequency drive cable is a specialty product with a small buyer pool and a high unit value.
Buying detailsFeeder cable is where the real money sits in most industrial surplus piles: large conductors, long lengths, and a buyer pool that needs exactly those.
Buying detailsWelding cable is flexible, rubber-jacketed power conductor, and it is one of the few wire types that holds value even after years of shop use.
Buying detailsSOOW is the portable cord that powers everything from temporary job-site power to rental equipment, and unused coils are easy to sell when the print.
Buying detailsFlexible cable is engineered for motion, and that engineering is exactly why it keeps its value after a machine is decommissioned.
Buying detailsControl cable is the nervous system of a plant, and when a line is upgraded or replaced, the leftover reels are usually still fully usable.
Buying detailsInstrumentation cable is a high-value, low-volume product, and the buyers who need a specific pair count are willing to pay for the right reel.
Buying detailsPower-limited tray cable is the backbone of plant instrumentation, and it is one of the most consistently undervalued items in a surplus stockroom.
Buying detailsLow-voltage communication cable is the fastest-moving surplus category in a data-heavy state, and unused boxes of Cat6 still have real value.
Buying detailsFire alarm cable is a low-voltage category with strict jacket ratings, and unused boxes from life safety projects are consistently sellable.
Buying detailsLow voltage cable is a broad category with steady demand, and it is often the easiest surplus to clear because the quantities are small and the.
Buying detailsMedium voltage cable is the highest-value wire most facilities own, and it is also the category most often sold badly, because few buyers can.
Buying detailsHigh voltage cable is a narrow, technical market.
Buying detailsShielded power cable is medium and high voltage work: expensive, specialized, and worth a real quote rather than a scrap estimate.
Buying detailsFull reels, partial reels, mismatched reels and a warehouse full of both: we buy wire inventory by the spool, by the pallet and by the truckload.
Buying detailsWhen a distributor changes product lines, a plant closes a storeroom or a contractor retires, the result is a mixed inventory that needs one buyer.
Buying detailsAmpacity, typical applications and valuation notes for the large conductor sizes that drive most surplus value.
We buy wire and cable only. Transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, busway, panels, motors, tools and general scrap equipment are outside our scope. If your lot is mixed, we will help you separate the wire so it can be valued properly.
Send a photo of the jacket print and the reel tag. We will identify the construction and tell you what it is worth as wire.
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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