Wire Types · NM-B / Romex
We buy NM-B and Romex cable.
Every residential closeout in Bexar County produces the same thing: three part coils of 12/2, one of 14/2 and a bundle of offcuts nobody labelled. We buy all of it.
Call or text the buying desk954-740-1983
Voltage class600 V, dry locations
Sizes we see14/2 to 6/3 with ground
Common lotPart coils and offcuts
Weakest itemTails under fifty feet
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Six details are enough to start. Tags and photos can follow by text or email once a buyer has looked at the basics.
- A buyer reviews the lot: construction, footage and condition, not only metal weight
- Copper and aluminium, 600 V building wire through 345 kV cable
- Full reels, partial reels, cut lengths, pallets and truckloads
- No fee, no obligation, and no automatic pickup
Reel list · NM-B Romex
Reviewed by a buyerTell us what you have and where it sits. Nothing is moved until written lot terms are agreed.
Non-metallic sheathed cable is the cable of Texas subdivisions. Cibolo, Converse, Helotes and every ring of new housing run it through stud bays and across attics, 14/2 and 12/2 by the coil, 10/3 and 6/3 for the heavier circuits. It is a 600 V, 90 °C dry-location product, and the code keeps it out of wet spots.
The leftovers are small and numerous. A 250-foot coil with 60 feet gone, a bundle of two-foot tails cut at a panel, a roll bought for an addition that was never built. None of it is a heavy lot on its own, and all of it together is worth collecting in one place.
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What a subdivision closeout leaves behind
Residential work runs on whole coils, because a coil is the unit the supply house sells. A job either uses most of one or leaves most of one. When a builder closes a phase, the electrician's truck is emptied onto a shelf and the shelf is cleared a year later, which is where most of the sheathed cable we see comes from.
- 250-foot coils with a third gone
- Offcuts bundled by gauge in a bucket
- Rolls bought for a cancelled addition
- Heavy 6/3 left from a range or subpanel
- Older cable pulled during a rewire
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Full coil, part coil, loose bundle
A full coil still in its wrap is the easy case, because the print, the length and the gauge are all stated on the label. A part coil is nearly as good when the coil is wound tight and the label survives. A loose bundle is the difficult one, since the gauge has to be read off the jacket and the length has to be estimated.
Bundle by gauge before you call. Two bundles, one of 14/2 and one of 12/2, take ten minutes to make and read far better than a tub of mixed cable.
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What decides value on a Romex lot
Gauge and conductor count come first, then the state of the jacket and the coil. 12/2 moves, 14/2 moves slowly, and 6/3 is worth a trip on its own. The print also has to be legible, the paper wrap inside the jacket has to be dry, and the coil should not have been stored on a slab where it wicked damp.
- Gauge and whether a ground is included
- Jacket print still readable
- Coil wound flat rather than folded
- Dry paper wrap, no musty smell
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Short lengths and honest arithmetic
Sheathed cable is the family where short lengths hurt most, because sorting them costs more labour than the copper is worth. Tails under fifty feet are bought as a bundle by weight, not as cable. Keep them separate from the coils so the coils can be priced properly.
One exception is worth knowing. A clean bundle of 6/3 offcuts at ten or fifteen feet is useful to a service electrician, so it reads better than the same weight in 14/2 tails.
| Construction | Sizes | Condition we take |
|---|---|---|
| Two-conductor with ground | 14/2 and 12/2 | Full coil, part coil |
| Three-conductor with ground | 14/3 to 6/3 | Coil, long cut |
| Heavy circuit cable | 6/2 and 6/3 | Coil, tagged length |
| Loose offcuts | Any gauge | Bundled by gauge |
| Older sheathed cable | 14/2 to 10/2 | Sorted by conductor |
Questions
Answers before you send anything.
If your question is not here, call the desk. A buyer answers, not a call centre.
Do you buy part coils of 12/2?
Yes, and they are most of what this family produces. Tell us the gauge, the coil size, roughly how much is left and whether the wrap survived. A part coil with a readable label is valued close to a full one.
Is cable from an older house worth anything?
Sometimes. Older sheathed cable can have a reduced ground or, in some vintages, aluminum branch conductors, and either changes the answer. Send a photo of the cut end and the jacket print rather than the age of the house.
How do you count footage on a loose bundle?
By weight and by sampling. We weigh the bundle, measure a few pieces to establish an average length, and compare the result with conductor weight per thousand feet. It is an estimate, and it is stated as one.
Do the coils need labels before pickup?
It helps more than anything else you can do in ten minutes. A strip of tape with the gauge and the approximate footage turns a pile into a list, and a list gets quoted in one pass instead of three questions.
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Send the reel list, the tags or a photograph of the pallet. A buyer comes back with what the lot is worth and how pickup would work, before anything is moved.
954-740-1983 Call or text
- Reel tags, or the print on the jacket
- Reel count and footage, even roughly
- Where it sits and what can reach it
- Whether the cable is still energised