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Wire buyer services
- Home We buy usable surplus wire reels, leftover job wire and scrap copper wire, and we pick up anywhere in California.
- Surplus Wire Buyers Sell unused overstock, project leftovers and partial reels as identifiable electrical inventory, with condition and continuous footage reviewed.
- Electrical Wire Buyers Find your cable by application: building, feeder, industrial, solar or low-voltage. We review unused copper and aluminum stock plus scrap copper.
- Copper Wire Buyers We evaluate copper wire as reusable electrical inventory or scrap, using product markings, continuous footage, condition and metal content.
- Scrap Copper Wire Buyers Sell removed, cut, insulated or stripped copper wire with clear grading details, sorted material and the documentation required for California sales.
- Sell Wire Reels Full reels, unused remnants and boxed coils need clear footage and condition records. Learn which reel photos, dimensions and loading details to provide.
California service area
- California Service Area Statewide pickup for surplus electrical cable and scrap copper, with regional coverage and freight planning for every part of California.
- Los Angeles Los Angeles County pickup for building-wire reels, entertainment power cable and scrap copper, planned around dock access and site restrictions.
- San Diego San Diego County cable buying for lab buildouts, documented marine inventory and solar leftovers, with condition and pickup access reviewed first.
- Orange County Orange County pickup for manufacturing cable, residential wire leftovers and distributor overstock, with business-park access arranged in advance.
- Inland Empire We serve Riverside and San Bernardino counties: warehouse feeders, residential leftovers, solar cable and scrap copper.
- Bay Area Bay Area power and communications cable buying, with attention to data-center specifications, campus releases and long-distance pickup planning.
- Sacramento Sacramento-region buying for contractor reels, healthcare and campus cable, residential leftovers and scrap copper, with documented ownership.
- Central Valley Central Valley cable buying for solar and storage, irrigation pumps, processing plants and Kern oil-field operations, with planned California pickup.
Wire and cable types
- Wire & Cable We Buy Find building wire, feeders, industrial cable, solar wire and low-voltage cable, with identification details for surplus reels and scrap copper.
- THHN / THWN-2 We buy THHN/THWN-2 copper spools, partial feeder reels and parallel-reel remnants in California, evaluating unused stock separately from scrap.
- XHHW-2 Copper and AA-8000 aluminum XHHW-2 feeders, from partial aught-size reels to large kcmil inventory, assessed by markings, footage and condition.
- USE-2 / RHW-2 Identify surplus USE-2 and RHH/RHW-2 conductors by metal, complete voltage markings and continuous footage, including underground feeder remnants.
- Romex NM-B & UF-B Unused NM-B boxes, opened residential cable coils and UF-B reels, plus pulled copper scrap, evaluated by size, conductor count and actual condition.
- SER / SEU Cable Sell unused SER and SEU service entrance cable, including aluminum feeder remnants, copper stock and partial reels from residential construction.
- MC Cable We review branch-circuit MC coils, heavy feeder reels, MCAP, healthcare cable and MC-PCS stock using the actual conductor and grounding design.
- Armored Cable (AC, MC-HL, Teck) We evaluate specialty armored inventory by its actual construction: AC/BX, continuous-sheath MC-HL, TECK90 and listed jacketed power cable.
- Aluminum Wire Aluminum inventory includes AA-8000 building feeders, SER, aluminum-conductor MC, URD and overhead conductor. Labels establish the metal and alloy.
- URD Cable 600V aluminum URD triplex and quadruplex are evaluated by size, neutral, listing and footage. Utility-owned cable requires documented authorization.
- Medium Voltage Cable Surplus 5kV–35kV power cable, copper or aluminum, evaluated by voltage, insulation level, shielding, continuous footage and documented storage.
- Bare Copper & Ground Wire Bare and tinned copper grounding inventory, solid coils, stranded reels and insulated green ground wire, with scrap evaluated separately.
- Solar PV Wire Solar PV string wire and larger copper or aluminum collector reels, identified by actual listing, voltage, color, size and continuous footage.
- Tray Cable (TC / TC-ER) Power and control tray cable on full or partial reels, with TC/TC-ER marking, conductor count, grounds, shielding and jacket condition evaluated.
- Control & Instrumentation Cable Multiconductor control cable, paired or triad instrumentation reels, and thermocouple inventory evaluated by exact part number, shields and ratings.
- VFD Cable Shielded VFD and inverter cable on full or partial reels, evaluated by voltage, phase size, grounding layout, shield construction and remaining length.
- Welding & DLO Cable Fine-stranded copper welding cable and tinned-copper DLO, including bulk reels, partial lengths and used leads evaluated separately from unused stock.
- Portable Cord (SO/SOOW) Bulk SOOW, SJOOW and SEOOW cord, plus Type W and G-GC power cable, identified by conductor count, voltage, jacket condition and continuous length.
- Fire Alarm Cable Unused FPL, FPLR and FPLP fire alarm cable in boxes or on reels, with size, shield status and original package labels kept distinct.
- Cat6 / Data & Coax Cable Cat5e, Cat6 and Cat6A copper data cable in pull boxes and reels, evaluated by category, shielding, fire listing, conductor material and usable footage.
- Fiber Optic Cable OS2 single-mode and OM3, OM4 or OM5 multimode fiber reels, assessed by fiber count, continuous length, optical construction, condition and lawful ownership.
Wire sizes
- Wire Sizes We Buy Identify common conductor sizes from 14 AWG through 1000 kcmil, then find buying details for branch wire, feeders, aught sizes and large cable.
- 14, 12 & 10 AWG We buy 14, 12 and 10 AWG branch wire in labeled spools, MC coils, NM-B packages and PV reels, along with insulated scrap copper from these sizes.
- 8 AWG to 1 AWG Selling 8 through 1 AWG stock? We evaluate copper and aluminum feeders, solid bare grounding wire, service cable remnants and scrap copper.
- 1/0 to 4/0 (Aught) We review aught-size surplus feeders, aluminum service cable, welding and DLO reels, MV cable and grounding copper, plus scrap copper remnants.
- 250 to 1000 kcmil (MCM) Large copper and aluminum feeder reels require exact kcmil sizes, continuous lengths and a handling plan. We also buy scrap copper feeder cut ends.
Who we buy from
- Who We Buy From Find guidance for contractors, solar teams, data centers, distributors and facilities selling unused reels or scrap copper wire in California.
- Electrical Contractors Clear contractor-owned job remnants, MC coils and shop spools while keeping unused reels separate from pulled-out copper and cutoffs.
- Solar Projects Prepare PV string wire, aluminum home-runs, grounding and MV collection reels for sale before a California solar project's laydown yard closes.
- Data Centers Identify power feeders, MV reels, fiber and Cat6A from California data center builds or refreshes, with clear release records and access planning.
- Distributors & Warehouses Turn a warehouse export into an offer-ready list of slow-moving SKUs, cut-reel remnants and returns, with footage and reel ownership clearly shown.
- Plants, Facilities & Utility Contractors Release documented plant spares, industrial project leftovers and utility contractor cable, with the required authorization for covered agency material.
Guides
- Guides Find practical guides for identifying wire, checking remaining footage, comparing surplus with scrap, and understanding California seller records.
- Scrap Price vs. Reel Value Understand two ways to value copper wire: recoverable metal and reusable electrical inventory, with the factors that can change either offer.
- California Copper Selling Rules A plain-English overview of California copper-sale records, identification, payment exceptions and certification for covered agency material.
- Copper Wire Grades Identify bare bright, clean copper and insulated scrap, understand recovery-based categories, and keep coatings and mixed metals separate.
- What to Do With Leftover Wire Compare practical destinations for job leftovers, from supplier returns and planned reuse to surplus sales, donation and copper recycling.
- How to Read Reel Tags Decode reel labels and cable legends, separate original footage from remaining length, and photograph the markings that support identification.
Company
- How It Works Follow the selling process from your first photos through identification, written terms, ownership paperwork, loading and quantity checks.
- About Rocky Mitchell's California-only wire buying business, with statewide pickup, clear written offers and documented ownership.
- Get an Offer Send the markings, quantities and site details that help us evaluate surplus wire or scrap copper, with a practical checklist for your inquiry.
- FAQ Answers about material condition, California pickup, offer terms, scrap records and preparing photos without losing useful reel information.
- Wire Brands We Buy Identify manufacturer names, legacy labels and distributor tags on surplus wire. We assess the exact cable, continuous footage and condition first.
Legal
- Privacy Policy How lead-form contact details, wire descriptions and photos are used, with information about privacy requests and required transaction records.
- Terms of Use Website terms addressing information limits, written commercial confirmations, seller authority, manufacturer trademarks and California law.