Materials · 22 buying files
Wire and cable we buy in Dallas–Fort Worth.
Building wire, armoured and sheathed cable, feeder, tray, control and specialty constructions — reviewed by family, because each one is valued on different facts.
A material page is not a product page. Nothing here is stocked, listed or sold. Each file describes a family of cable that arrives from DFW job sites, the details that decide how it is reviewed, and the condition issues that change a lot before any figure is discussed.
Start with the family that matches the jacket print. If the print is unreadable, send a photo of the reel tag and the cut end — construction can usually be identified from the jacket, the shield and the conductor.
Buy quote request
Tell us what you have
Type, conductor, voltage class and how much is on hand. Photos can follow by text or email. A buyer reviews the lot before anyone talks about money.
Prefer to talk it through? 954-740-1983 · saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com
01 Index
Every material file
- 05AC cableArmoured cable with an internal bonding strip, bought from legacy DFW buildings: short whips, painted armour, cut lengths and how AC is separated from MC.Open buying file
- 19Aluminium cableWe buy aluminium cable in Dallas–Fort Worth: AA-8000 feeder, service entrance and URD, reviewed on terminations and condition rather than weight alone.Open buying file
- 14Bare copper wireWe buy bare copper wire in Dallas–Fort Worth: grounding and bonding conductor, ground grid tails, solid and stranded coils from plants and substations.Open buying file
- 22Cat6 cableWe buy Cat6 cable in Dallas–Fort Worth: boxes and partial reels of four-pair data cable from office fit-outs, data centres and cabling contractors.Open buying file
- 15Control cableWe buy control cable in Dallas–Fort Worth: 600 V multi-conductor, numbered and shielded, from plant panel replacements and conveyor rework.Open buying file
- 18Feeder cableWe buy feeder cable in Dallas–Fort Worth: 600 V to 1 kV multi-conductor power cable, large conductor and paralleled sets from commercial and plant work.Open buying file
- 21Fire alarm cableWe buy fire alarm cable in Dallas–Fort Worth: FPLR and FPLP power-limited cable, partial coils and boxes from commercial fit-outs and service work.Open buying file
- 16Instrumentation cableWe buy instrumentation cable in Dallas–Fort Worth: 300 V shielded pairs and triads, drain wires and thermocouple cable from labs and process plants.Open buying file
- 04MC cableMetal-clad cable from DFW ceiling grids and plant work: interlocked armour, whips and coils, crushed armour, short cut lengths and aluminium-armour variants.Open buying file
- 07NM-B cableNon-metallic sheathed cable from DFW remodels and service work: 14/2 and 12/2 partial coils, short lengths, and why residential lots are kept apart.Open buying file
- 23RHW and RHH wireWe buy RHW and RHH wire in Dallas–Fort Worth: rubber and cross-linked single conductor from plants, wet locations and older industrial installations.Open buying file
- 06SER and SEU cableService entrance cable from DFW meter loops and panel changes: SEU with a bare neutral, round SER, aluminium 2/0 and 4/0, and weatherhead cut-offs.Open buying file
- 20Solar PV cableWe buy solar PV cable across Dallas–Fort Worth: 2 kV sunlight-resistant PV wire, cut lengths and partial reels from utility-scale and rooftop arrays.Open buying file
- 12SOOW cordPortable cord from DFW construction sites and plant floors: 10/4 and 12/3 SOOW, oil-resistant jacket, cut ends, and why cord is reviewed apart from cable.Open buying file
- 13Submersible pump cableWe buy submersible pump cable across Dallas–Fort Worth: flat and round well cable, pulled lengths, splice ends and rural lots from Parker and Ellis counties.Open buying file
- 02THHN and THWN wireHow surplus THHN and THWN-2 building wire is reviewed in DFW: nylon jacket print, 500 and 1,000 ft reels, cut lengths and partial reels from fit-outs.Open buying file
- 10Tray cableTC and TC-ER from DFW plants and data centres: pair and conductor counts, shielding, exposed runs, and what oil and heat do to a tray leftover.Open buying file
- 08URD cableDirect-burial distribution cable from DFW subdivisions and padmount loops: aluminium 2/0 and 4/0, jacket damage, water and how buried cable is checked.Open buying file
- 09USE-2 cableSingle-conductor USE-2 from underground service and solar work in DFW: sunlight resistance, direct burial, mixed reels and how cut lengths are measured.Open buying file
- 17VFD cableWe buy VFD cable in Dallas–Fort Worth: shielded drive cable with symmetrical grounds from motor replacements in plants and automotive suppliers.Open buying file
- 11Welding cableFine-stranded welding cable from DFW fabrication, automotive and maintenance work: 1/0 to 4/0, jacket damage, cut ends and why flexibility decides a lot.Open buying file
- 03XHHW wireSurplus XHHW and XHHW-2 cable reviewed in DFW: cross-linked polyethylene insulation, wet-location use, aluminium in large sizes and feeder cut lengths.Open buying file
Twenty-two families, from 14 AWG building wire to 35 kV shielded feeder. Open the one that matches the lot, or send a mixed list and a buyer will sort it.
02 Valuation logic
How a material family changes the review
Two reels can weigh the same and be worth very different amounts. What separates them is construction: what the copper is wrapped in, whether there is a shield, whether the jacket is rated for a wet location or a plenum, and whether the cable can legally be re-used in the application it was made for.
| Family | What drives the review | What usually reduces a lot |
|---|---|---|
| Building wire (THHN, XHHW) | Copper weight, gauge, remaining length | Sun-damaged jacket, mismatched lengths |
| Armoured (MC, AC) | Copper weight, armour condition | Crushed armour, cut whips under 10 ft |
| Sheathed (SER, SEU, NM-B) | Copper weight, jacket integrity | UV degradation, painted or stapled jackets |
| Feeder and service | Conductor size, insulation, footage | Water ingress, damaged lugs and terminations |
| Tray and control | Pair and conductor count, shielding | Missing pair identification, oil soak |
| Welding and portable cord | Gauge, jacket type, flexibility | Cuts, missing ends, UV cracking |
| Medium and high voltage | Voltage class, shield, test history | Unknown test status, exposed semicon |
03 Condition
Condition language a buyer uses
Condition is not a single grade. A reel can be new surplus with a faded tag, or unused stock that sat outside for two years, and those are different lots. Being precise about condition early saves a second visit.
- New surplus — never installed, still banded or sealed, tag legible, stored indoors or under cover.
- Unused stock — never installed but handled, re-reeled or stored outdoors; jacket may show UV fade.
- Partial reel — installed from and returned, remaining length unknown or measured.
- Removed — pulled out of service, ends cut, insulation may be marked or aged; review focuses on remaining usable length.
- Unknown — no tag, no history; identified from the jacket print, construction and physical inspection.
04 Practical
Mixed lots are normal
Most warehouse clear-outs are not one material. A single pallet can hold four gauges of THHN, two partial MC reels and a coil of bare copper. That is a normal lot and it is reviewed line by line, not rejected for being mixed.
If you can separate by family before a visit, the review gets faster. If you cannot, send the photos and let the buyer do the sorting on site.
Do not cut cable down to make a lot look tidier. Length is value; a 400 ft remainder is worth more than four 100 ft pieces.
FAQ Seller questions
What sellers ask before they send a list
Answers describe how the buying desk works. They are not an offer, a rate or a promise of purchase.
Do you buy cable with no reel tag?
Yes. The tag helps, but construction can be identified from the jacket print, the shield, the armour and the conductor. A buyer will measure what can be measured and describe the lot as unidentified where the history is genuinely unknown.
Do you buy installed cable that is still in service?
No. Cable is only reviewed once it is de-energised, disconnected and legally available to sell. Nothing is removed from a live system, and nothing is bought while ownership or authority to sell is unclear.
What about cable that is wet, dirty or oil-soaked?
It is still reviewed. Water ingress, oil soak and dirt affect condition and may affect what the cable can be used for afterwards, but a soiled lot is a condition question rather than an automatic refusal.
Can you buy a single coil of building wire?
Yes. One coil is a small lot, so it is often combined with other material from the same site or district. Sending it alongside other surplus gives a buyer more to work with than a single photograph of one coil.
Do you buy bare copper and grounding conductor separately?
Yes. Bare copper, green insulated grounding conductor and ground grid wire are reviewed as their own family, since bare copper is valued differently from insulated building wire of the same gauge.
Buy quote request
Tell us what you have
Type, conductor, voltage class and how much is on hand. Photos can follow by text or email. A buyer reviews the lot before anyone talks about money.
Prefer to talk it through? 954-740-1983 · saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com