Guadalupe County ยท Seguin
We buy surplus cable in Seguin.
Seguin's plant floors run 480 V feeders out to weld cells, presses and robot lines, and when a line is retooled that cable comes off the racks with the mill tag still wired to the reel.
Call or text the buying desk954-740-1983
CountyGuadalupe
What we see mostFeeder and welding lead
Typical lotPallet to flatbed
AccessPlant dock, gate list
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 · Seguin
Reviewed by a buyerTell us what you have and where it sits. Nothing is moved until written lot terms are agreed.
Guadalupe County's seat sits where I-10 and I-35 split, with rail through the industrial east side and a courthouse square that has never been rebuilt in a hurry. The building stock divides cleanly: brick commercial around the square, and low wide plants with high bays, bridge cranes and a fenced substation out back. Electrical work here follows production, so cable moves on a shutdown weekend or not at all.
The lots we buy from Seguin are plant lots. Feeder pulled off a press line during a retool, welding lead retired from a cell that was replaced, tray cable from a conveyor that got rerouted, and the overbought reels a contractor left on the rack when the shutdown ended early. Send the tags with the reel list and a buyer reads them against what the footage should weigh.
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What a retool actually leaves behind
A retool is a controlled demolition with a deadline. Electricians pull the drops to the old weld cells, cut the bus connections, and coil what is worth saving into a laydown area because the dumpster is already full of fixtures. What survives is the expensive part: 4/0 lead, 500 kcmil feeder, shielded drive cable nobody wanted to see cut.
The rest is odds and ends. Short drops, damaged tails, one reel of 12 AWG opened for a single circuit. That material still sells, but it sells as a mixed lot and gets valued that way.
- 4/0 and 2/0 welding lead, black and coloured
- 480 V feeder in copper and aluminium, 1/0 to 500 kcmil
- VFD and shielded drive cable from press and conveyor retrofits
- Tray cable between cells, plus the tray jumpers
- Robot cell control and signal cable, often shielded pairs
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480 V feeder, and why the tag matters more here
Plant feeder is bought on identity before weight. A reel tagged 500 kcmil XHHW-2 aluminium at 480 V reads one way; the same reel with the tag gone and the jacket sun-bleached reads another. Mill tags, foot markers and the jacket print let a buyer pay for cable instead of for metal.
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Welding cable is a separate conversation
Welding lead is the most misunderstood thing on a plant rack. It goes soft with heat and flex, the jacket hardens at the connectors, and a lead that ran three shifts a day for years is honestly worth less than a stored spare. That is not a reason to leave it in the corner; it is a reason to describe it accurately, with the size, the colour and whether the ends were cut clean or torched.
- Size and colour of each lead, 1/0 through 4/0
- Jacket condition near the lugs and connectors
- Clean-cut ends, torched ends, or lugs still fitted
- Coiled on a hook, wound on a spool, loose in a bin
- Length as paced out, or the weight of the coil
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Trucks, gates and the I-10 split
Seguin's industrial addresses come with a gate list, a scale house and a dock that is busy at shift change. We work inside those rules: names ahead of time for the guard, a window that misses the 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. traffic, and a flatbed only where the yard can turn one.
If the plant has no dock, say so. A drop-deck trailer with a forklift on the ground works for most palletised lots, and a lift gate handles the rest. Reel diameters, total weight and door height are enough to send the right truck.
| Family | Sizes we see | Condition we buy |
|---|---|---|
| 480 V feeder | 1/0 to 500 kcmil | Removed, surplus, partial |
| Welding lead | 1/0 to 4/0 | Used, spare, cut ends |
| VFD and drive cable | 14 AWG to 4/0, shielded | New surplus, removed |
| Tray cable (TC / TC-ER) | 16 AWG to 350 kcmil | Full reel, pulled length |
| Control and signal | 16 AWG to 10 AWG, multi-pair | Surplus, cut lengths |
Questions
Answers before you send anything.
If your question is not here, call the desk. A buyer answers, not a call centre.
Can you take a lot while the plant is still running?
Yes, provided the cable is already de-energised and staged somewhere that is not a production aisle. We work behind a gate list and a scheduled window, often at shift change or on a weekend, and we do not need the line stopped to load.
Do you buy the short cut lengths as well as the reels?
We do, though they are valued as a mixed lot rather than by the reel. Short lengths of 4/0 and heavy feeder still carry their metal; the small-gauge odds and ends mostly carry weight. Bundling them together and labelling the sizes helps.
What if the cable came out of a cell that is being scrapped entirely?
Then send it all and let the buyer sort it. Cable still attached to a busbar, a connector or a length of tray is reviewed as it sits, with the hardware counted against the lot. Nothing has to be stripped before we look at it.
How do you handle the plant's own scrap paperwork?
We sign for what we take and give you a weight ticket and a bill of sale with the description as agreed. If your site requires a property removal pass or a scrap release signed before the truck leaves, we fill it out at the gate.
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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