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We buy surplus wire in Cibolo.
Cibolo is growing faster than its contractors can close out, and the by-product is a garage full of half-used reels from subdivisions that finished last spring.
Call or text the buying desk954-740-1983
CountyGuadalupe
GrowthNew subdivisions
Common lotLeftover new reels
AccessDriveway or site trailer
Get a buy quote
Send the reel list. A buyer reads it.
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 · Cibolo
Reviewed by a buyerTell us what you have and where it sits. Nothing is moved until written lot terms are agreed.
New residential construction leaves a specific kind of surplus. A builder's electrician buys to a takeoff, the takeoff is off by a few percent, and the difference stays on the truck. Multiply that across a subdivision phase and a contractor ends up with dozens of partial rolls of 14/2 and 12/2, a few reels of SER, and no obvious use for any of it on the next job.
Schools and municipal buildings add the other half. A new campus or a city facility is one large project with a defined closeout, and closeout is when unused reels, feeder tails and leftover tray cable have to be reconciled. Some goes back to a supplier, and the rest sits in a connex or a warehouse corner until someone decides.
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Builder surplus: partial rolls by the dozen
A production builder's electrician works fast and orders generously, because running short costs more than leaving a roll behind. The result is a stack of partial NM-B in a garage, still clean and still labelled, and a decision every few months about whether to keep it. A garage floor is a good place to keep it and a bad place to keep it forever.
- Partial NM-B rolls, 14/2 to 6/3
- SER and SEU from panel changes
- MC from multi-family work
- Cut lengths from trim-out
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Schools and municipal closeouts
A new school or municipal building has a formal closeout, and closeout is when somebody has to account for material. Unused reels with tags, feeder tails from the service, and tray cable from the data and mechanical rooms all surface at once, which makes a single, well-documented lot rather than a trickle. Somebody has to sign it off, and that signature is a paper trail that helps a seller.
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New cable is the easiest lot to price
Cable from a new build has never been energised, has often never left its packaging, and usually still carries a legible tag. That combination lets a buyer value it on footage and specification instead of on condition and recovery, which is the one situation where the paperwork does almost all of the work. It is also the lot least likely to need sorting.
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Collecting from a subdivision or a site trailer
New subdivisions are easy to enter and hard to load in, because the streets are finished before the driveways are and a trailer has nowhere to stand. A box truck at the kerb, or a pickup from a site trailer with a fork pocket, usually solves it. Send the address and the stage of construction, and we will tell you whether to collect now or wait for the next phase.
- Site address
- Construction stage
- Where it is stacked
| Family | Sizes we see | Condition we buy |
|---|---|---|
| NM-B and Romex | 14/2 to 6/3 | Partial roll, offcuts |
| SER and SEU | 2 AWG to 2/0 | Full and partial reel |
| MC and HCF armour | 12/2 to 4/0 | Reel, cut length |
| Feeder and service cable | 1/0 to 500 kcmil | Reel, tails |
| Tray cable (TC / TC-ER) | 14 AWG to 250 kcmil | Reel and cut length |
Questions
Answers before you send anything.
If your question is not here, call the desk. A buyer answers, not a call centre.
How many partial rolls make a pickup worthwhile?
It depends on the roll sizes more than the count. A dozen half-rolls of 12/2 is a pallet; a dozen short offcuts is a box. Send a photograph of the stack and the approximate footage and we will tell you whether to wait.
Do you buy cable that was never installed?
That is the best material in the market, and it is bought on the tag rather than the scale. Keep it dry, keep the labels on, and tell us which reels are untouched so they are priced separately from the used ones.
Can you collect from a site trailer during construction?
Yes, if a truck can reach it. Streets without driveways and active trades make that harder than it sounds, so tell us the stage of the job and where the material is stacked. Early morning usually works best.
What about cable from a school closeout?
Those lots are usually well documented, which makes them straightforward. Send the reel tags, the footage and the material type, and note whether anything was installed and removed rather than left unused. Unused material prices best.
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No fee · no obligation
You have the cable. We have a scale and a check.
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