SURPLUS WIRE QUESTIONS, ANSWERED

On metal, conductor size, construction, condition, quantity and current market levels. A sealed reel of a standard size is straightforward; a sun-faded partial reel needs a closer look. We quote the lot we can actually see in the photos.

Yes. There is no charge for reviewing details and photos, and no obligation to accept an offer.

Most lots are reviewed the same business day when the details and photos are complete. Mixed loads with missing labels take longer because there is more to identify.

We buy it. The price depends on the material and the quantity, and pickup is part of the agreement on the material rather than a separate charge.

Usually not a useful one. Metal and size set the range, and footage and condition decide where in it the lot lands.

The reel face, the reel tag, the jacket printing and one wide shot of the whole pile. If something is damaged, photograph that too rather than describing it.

Photograph the cut end and the jacket print, and measure one conductor if you can. We can often identify a construction from the print alone.

Yes, at pickup. We document what is removed from the site for your records and ours.

Yes, as long as the person sending them can confirm the material is available and who owns it.

Yes. Partial reels are the normal case, not the exception. Tell us the remaining footage or show the reel face so the wrap can be estimated.

Sometimes. Pulled and recovered cable is quoted on condition and remaining length, and some of it is not worth moving. We will tell you which parts of a load we can take.

It can be quoted at a lower value. Deep jacket cracking on medium-voltage cable is a different problem from a chalky surface on building wire, so photograph it.

Yes, when the pile is described and photographed. Loose wire mixed with conduit, struts and hardware is not a wire load, though, and needs separating first.

It affects handling more than value. Full reels move easily; loose coils in a bin take longer and may need to be palletized before pickup.

We pick up across Minnesota. Smaller lots that palletize well can also be shipped by freight if that is easier.

A dock or a grade-level door, room for the vehicle, and a forklift if the reels are heavy. Tell us about dock height, ramp clearance, gate hours and any escort requirement.

Sometimes, with a freight elevator and a plan. Send a photo of the space and the doorway before we commit to a truck.

Usually within a week of agreement, sooner when a route is already scheduled in the area.

No separate pickup fee on a normal Minnesota pickup. Freight on a shipped lot is a different arrangement and is agreed before anything moves.

Transformers, switchgear, breakers, motor control centers, generators, bus plugs, chillers, machinery, vehicles and general scrap. We buy wire and cable.

Wire and cable only. If a rack includes equipment, the wire is what we price and the rest stays with you.

No. Every lot is reviewed on its details and photos, and some constructions, conditions and voltages are not a fit. That is why we ask before you move anything.

The focus is Minnesota. Neighboring areas are considered when a load is large enough to justify the freight.

No. We work by appointment and agreed pickup or shipping arrangements, which is why no street address is published.

Yes. List each location, what is stored there and a contact, and we will price the load and plan the pickups site by site.

A buyer who reads reel tags for a living. The phone number and email are on every page, and the person who answers is the person who quotes.