Bexar County ยท JBSA-Lackland
We buy surplus cable at Lackland.
Lackland is a campus in the literal sense: rows of similar dormitories and classroom buildings, all wired at the same time, all reaching the end of that wiring together.
Call or text the buying desk954-740-1983
CountyBexar
Building typeDorms and classrooms
Common lotBuilding wire and tray
AccessBadged entry, staging
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 · Lackland
Reviewed by a buyerTell us what you have and where it sits. Nothing is moved until written lot terms are agreed.
Repetition is the defining fact of construction at Lackland. A dormitory block built to one set of drawings has the same panel layout, the same branch circuits and the same feeder in building after building. When a block is refurbished the removals repeat too, so a contractor ends up with identical leftovers in quantity instead of odd lengths.
The work is not heavy industrial. It is building wire, MC and tray cable, panel and distribution upgrades, exterior lighting and the occasional generator connection at a support facility. What makes it worth a call is volume: forty dorm rooms stripped of the same 12 AWG, or a pallet of unopened reels bought for a deferred phase.
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Repeatable buildings, repeatable removals
When every building on a block is the same, a refurbishment becomes a production line. The crew learns the first building and repeats the sequence, so removed material comes out in the same shapes and sizes each time, which is exactly what makes a lot easy to price. Keep one pallet per material type at the staging area and add to it as each building finishes.
- Branch wiring, 12 and 10 AWG
- MC and HCF from ceilings
- Panel and sub-panel feeder
- Exterior lighting circuits
- Tray cable from shops
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What a dormitory refurbishment leaves behind
Dormitory work is repetitive and shallow. Rooms are stripped to the studs, receptacles and lighting are replaced, and the wing panel is re-fed or replaced outright, so the branch wiring that comes out is short, pulled through, and mixed with old devices. The valuable part sits in the electrical room, where a re-feed leaves feeder on the floor in lengths still worth keeping whole.
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Base access rules change the pickup, not the value
Everything about the schedule at Lackland is decided by access. Drivers are cleared in advance, the vehicle is declared at the gate, and material is staged where a truck can actually reach it, and dormitory blocks often have a service drive with limited turning room. None of that changes what the cable is worth; it changes how the move is planned.
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Deferred phases and unopened reels
Construction on a training campus moves in phases, and phases move. A wing funded this year is deferred to the next, and the reels bought for it sit in a connex with the tags still readable, which is the cleanest surplus there is because the footage is known and the jacket has never been pulled. Send the tags and the count and say plainly that the material was never installed.
- Reel tags
- Reel count
- Phase status
| Family | Sizes we see | Condition we buy |
|---|---|---|
| Building wire (THHN / XHHW) | 14 AWG to 500 kcmil | Full and partial reel |
| MC and HCF armour | 12/2 to 4/0 | Reel, cut length, pulled |
| Tray cable (TC / TC-ER) | 14 AWG to 250 kcmil | Reel and cut length |
| Feeder and service cable | 1/0 to 500 kcmil | Reel, removed |
| Exterior lighting cable | 10 AWG to 2 AWG | Surplus, pulled |
Questions
Answers before you send anything.
If your question is not here, call the desk. A buyer answers, not a call centre.
Are small dormitory lots worth collecting?
Sometimes, and we will say honestly when they are not. A single room's branch wiring is a bucket, not a lot. Accumulate across a block and it becomes worth a truck, especially if the wing panel feeder is kept separate.
Can you price unopened reels from a deferred phase?
That is the strongest position a seller can be in. Untouched reels with legible tags are bought on the tag rather than on weight, because the footage is documented and the insulation has never been exposed. Send the tags and count.
Do you need base access arranged before quoting?
No. Quoting works from photographs and a reel list, and access is a separate conversation. It helps to know the gate and staging point early because that decides the truck, but the value does not depend on it.
What about old devices, panels and conduit mixed in?
They can stay in the lot, but they add handling and no value. Pulling panels and steel out before pickup is usually worth the labour, and it makes the copper content of the pallet far easier to assess.
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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