Wire we buy
Wire and cable we buy in Virginia
Seventeen categories, one rule: the material has to be identifiable and the condition has to be described. Everything else is a conversation about size and footage.
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Every page below explains what a category actually is, what identifies it on a reel, what reduces a lot, and what to send. If you do not know which category your material belongs to, that is normal — describe it as unknown and include photographs. The review will classify it.
Wire and cable only. Transformers, switchgear, circuit breakers, MCCs, generators, bus plugs, chillers and scrap machinery are outside the scope of this service, whatever else is on the pallet.
Conductor families
Copper electrical wire
THHN, THWN-2, XHHW-2, bare grounding, SER and control cable in copper, reviewed on tag and print.
Aluminum electrical cable
Aluminum building wire, SER, SEU, URD and large feeder, including alloy and insulation differences.
Bare copper and grounding
Grounding electrode conductors, bonding jumpers and bare copper spools, from put-ups to offcuts.
Large MCM wire
250, 300, 350, 400, 500, 600, 750 and 1,000 kcmil feeder, including matched parallel sets.
Building and service cable
THHN and THWN wire
600 V thermoplastic building wire in every common colour and put-up, sealed or opened.
XHHW and XHHW-2
Cross-linked polyethylene cable for wet locations, feeders and industrial work.
SER and SEU cable
Service entrance assemblies in copper and aluminum, reels and short cut lengths.
URD and USE-2 cable
Direct-burial and underground cable, triplex and quadruplex, with neutral configuration noted.
Industrial and specialty
MC and AC cable
Armored cable, MC-AP, AC and HCF, in sealed coils or documented partials.
Tray cable
TC and TC-ER power and control cable, copper or aluminum, with the print that proves the rating.
VFD and TC cable
Shielded drive cable with symmetric grounds, plus tray cable from the same rack.
Control and instrumentation
Multi-conductor, shielded, paired and triad cable from controls and process work.
Welding cable and SOOW
Flexible cable and portable cord, judged on jacket condition as much as footage.
Transmission and distribution
Medium-voltage cable
5 kV, 8 kV, 15 kV, 25 kV and 35 kV EPR or XLPE cable with shield and test history.
High-voltage cable
69 kV and above, reviewed as a records exercise before it is a material one.
Inventory formats
Full and partial wire reels
Sealed reels, opened reels, spools, coils, cartons and offcuts, grouped the right way.
Electrical distributor overstock
Branch stock, discontinued lines and slow movers, reviewed SKU by SKU.
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Three photographs answer most identification questions: the reel tag on the flange, the printed legend running along the jacket, and the cut end of the cable. Read how to read a reel tag and jacket print before you send anything, and the submission gets quicker for both sides.
Questions sellers ask
Questions about this material
Do you review a mixed pallet of several cable types?
Yes, with each type listed separately. A pallet that mixes tray cable, THHN and control cable is normal; a pallet described only as "mixed wire" cannot be reviewed precisely.
What is definitely out of scope?
Transformers, switchgear, breakers, MCCs, generators, bus plugs, chillers, machinery and site equipment. This is a wire and cable buying service.
Is there a minimum quantity?
There is no published minimum, but a lot needs to be worth a review. Small lots are best submitted together with other material from the same site rather than one reel at a time.
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Describe the lot as it actually sits. Photos of the reel tag and jacket print do more than any description, and mixed or unidentified cable can still be submitted for review.
Describe the material and the review will classify it.