Sell Your Surplus Electrical Cable & Wire
We buy surplus copper and aluminum cable: THHN, XHHW, MC, tray cable, and MV feeder cable. Full reels, partial reels, and project overruns nationwide.
Surplus electrical cable is money sitting on reels. We buy copper and aluminum building wire, feeder cable, MC cable, tray cable, and medium voltage cable — full reels, partial reels, and project cut-offs over 50 feet. Because we resell into the contractor market, our prices beat scrap value on almost every resalable reel, often by 2-4x.
Project overruns are our biggest source: a completed job leaves 3,000 feet of 500 MCM copper on reels that cost $8+ per foot new. Scrapping that copper recovers a fraction of what the same reel is worth to the next contractor. That spread is your money — capture it.
Cable We Buy
| Copper building wire | THHN/THWN-2, XHHW-2, 12 AWG – 1000 MCM |
|---|---|
| MC & armored | Copper MC, MC-HL, Teck90 |
| Tray cable | TC, VNTC, PLTC control and power |
| Aluminum | XHHW-2, URD, ACSR, AAC, 6 AWG – 1000 MCM |
| Medium voltage | 5kV – 35kV EPR/XLPE, concentric neutral |
When is cable worth resale price instead of scrap?
Three conditions: continuous lengths (generally 100+ feet for building wire, 500+ for feeders), legible print on the jacket, and clean undamaged insulation. Meet those and your cable sells as product, not as copper weight. Cut-up short pieces, weather-cracked jacket, or burned cable goes to scrap value — which we also pay, honestly and by certified scale weight.
How do I get a cable quote?
Photograph the reel tags and the cable print (the lettering on the jacket shows type, size, and voltage). Tell us estimated footage per reel. We quote per-foot pricing on resalable reels and per-pound on scrap lengths, and we arrange freight for anything over a few reels.
Ready to sell? Get your offer today.
Send photos and nameplate details — we respond with a firm offer, typically within 24 hours. Freight and rigging arranged nationwide, payment before pickup.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the minimum length you buy for resale pricing?
- Roughly 100 feet continuous for branch wire and 500 feet for feeder sizes. Shorter pieces are bought at scrap-plus pricing.
- Do you buy cable still on the jobsite?
- Yes. We pick up from jobsites, laydown yards, and warehouses nationwide — often the same week for full truckloads.
- Is aluminum cable worth selling?
- Yes. Aluminum XHHW and URD in full reels moves well in the utility and solar markets and beats aluminum scrap price significantly.