Do you buy wire outside Ohio?

No. The desk covers Ohio only, because reviewing a lot properly means understanding the site, the access and the freight. If the material sits across a state line, say so in the notes and the desk will tell you whether it can be considered.

Is a partial reel worth sending?

Yes, if the remaining length can be established. A tag, a starting and ending footage mark, or a measurable conductor length is enough to review. A partial reel with no identification is usually treated as recovery material rather than reusable inventory.

Do you buy cable that is still installed?

Describe it and say when it will be removed. Cable still in a tray or a duct can be reviewed, but removal has to happen under the plant's own isolation and safety procedure before anything is cut or moved.

What does a review cost?

Nothing. Submitting a lot carries no fee and no obligation, and there is no charge for asking a question about material you are not sure anyone wants.

How do I send photographs?

Text them to 614-715-3047 and reference the company name you used in the form, or email them to the buying desk. Tag, jacket print and cut end are the three that matter most.

Ohio only · One buying desk

We buy surplus electrical wire across Ohio.

Plants, contractors, utilities, mills and warehouses sell us overstock, obsolete and removed cable by the reel, the pallet or the truckload. Send the details and a buyer reviews the lot.

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FootprintStatewide Ohio

Voltage600 V to 35 kV

ConditionsNew to removed

ReviewBy a buyer, not a scale

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Six details are enough to start. Photos can follow by text or email.

Reviewed by a buyer, not a scale
Reels, pallets, partials or a full truckload
Anywhere in Ohio, one desk

01Send the wire type, quantity and pickup city.
02A buyer reviews the lot and replies with a basis.
03Freight and release are agreed, then the load is booked.

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Lot details

Everything helps, but the wire type, the quantity and the pickup city are enough to start.

Name *

Company

Phone *

Email *

City

ZIP

Wire type

Copper or aluminium

Voltage class

Gauge or MCM

Footage or reel count

Condition

Notes

I agree to be contacted about this lot and have read the privacy policy. *

No account, no upload. Photos can follow by text to 614-715-3047.

Wire and cable we buy

The buying desk works family by family, because a reel of 15 kV shielded cable and a coil of 12 AWG THHN are not valued on the same facts. One is read for construction, shielding, footage and test history. The other is read for gauge, jacket condition and how many full reels are left.

Most of what arrives is not scrap. A tagged reel with documented footage is inventory, and it is reviewed as inventory before anyone talks about metal weight. That distinction decides whether a lot is priced as reusable cable or as recovery material, and it is the first thing a buyer establishes.

Building wireTHHN and THWN wire600 V nylon-jacketed building wireRead the brief Building wireXHHW and XHHW-2 wireCross-linked polyethylene building wireRead the brief Building wireMC and metal-clad cableInterlocked armour, MC-AP and HCFRead the brief Power cableMedium voltage cable2 kV to 35 kV shielded power cableRead the brief Power cableTray cableTC and TC-ER for exposed runsRead the brief Control and dataControl cable600 V multiconductor control cableRead the brief Control and dataWelding cableFlexible single-conductor lead cableRead the brief Conductor metalAluminium cableService, feeder and distribution conductorRead the brief Conductor metalBare copper wireGrounding grid and bonding conductorRead the brief

All 35 wire types and seller situations →

A flatbed trailer loaded with large black cable reels under a clear blue sky.

Where the cable comes from in Ohio

Ohio's surplus cable follows the state's industry. The Cuyahoga valley produces mill and forging cable. The lake plain produces glass furnace and automotive assembly cable. The Miami Valley produces small lots from machine shops and defence contractors. Appalachia produces mine cable, utility line stock and river terminal power cable.

Each region has its own access reality, and the desk plans freight around it. A Cleveland plant needs gate clearance and an escort. A Findlay warehouse needs a dock appointment. A Athens County mine site may need four-wheel drive before it needs a trailer.

8 citiesNortheast OhioSteel, forging, coatings and lake port industry that rebuilds rather than closes.Regional brief 8 citiesCentral OhioData centres, distribution, institutional construction and the newest cable in the state.Regional brief 4 citiesSouthwest OhioPackaging lines, machine tools, food processing and river barge terminals.Regional brief 7 citiesNorthwest OhioFloat glass, automotive assembly, refining and open yards under lake-effect weather.Regional brief 5 citiesMiami ValleyAerospace and defence, precision machining, tool and die, and many small lots.Regional brief 5 citiesAkron–CantonRubber and polymer, specialty steel, forging and appliance manufacturing.Regional brief 2 citiesMahoning ValleyElectric-arc steel, seamless tube, copper-clad strip and mill-site redevelopment.Regional brief 5 citiesSoutheast OhioCoal heritage, river industry, specialty paper, ceramics and utility line work.Regional brief

How a lot gets reviewed

Send the wire type, the conductor metal, the size or MCM, the footage or reel count, the condition and the city where the material sits. Photographs of the reel tag, the jacket print and the cut end answer most of the remaining questions, and they can follow by text or email.

A buyer reads the lot against those facts and comes back either with an offer basis or with the specific questions that are missing. Nothing is bought, moved or scheduled until written lot terms are agreed for that lot.

What the cable is, in trade terms rather than a description
Copper or aluminium, and the conductor size or MCM
Voltage class, because it changes handling and testing
Footage, reel count, or the weight if footage is unknown
Condition and how it has been stored
Where it sits and who can authorise release

What we do not do

The desk buys Ohio material only. It does not run a retail counter, does not sell new cable, and does not quote scrap prices from a distance without seeing what the lot actually is.

A review is not a purchase. Price, payment method, freight responsibility, loading and pickup date are agreed in writing for the specific lot, and nothing moves before that.

Seller guides

Ten guides cover the questions that come up before a lot is ever priced: reading a reel tag, estimating footage from weight, separating reusable cable from scrap, and moving a reel out of a plant without damaging it.

They are written for the person who has to explain the material to a purchasing manager, not for a broker.

GuideReading a reel tagWhat the tag carries and what a missing one costsRead GuideEstimating footage by weightWhen the reel scale is the only measurement you haveRead GuideCopper versus aluminium valueTwo metals, two sets of factsRead GuidePreparing a surplus manifestThe line items a buyer can actually priceRead GuidePhotographing a reelSix photographs that answer most questionsRead GuideMedium voltage cable safetyIsolation, grounding and handling before removalRead GuideStoring cable to protect insulationUV, water, ozone and reel orientationRead GuideSeparating reusable cable from scrapThe decision rules for inventory versus recoveryRead GuideWhat a wire buyer asks firstThe six questions that decide the outcomeRead GuideMoving cable out of a plantRigging, loading, gates and safety orientationRead

Six details are enough to start

Tell us the wire type, the metal, the voltage class, the quantity, the condition and where it sits. A buyer reviews the lot and comes back with questions or an offer basis.

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