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Copper wire still on spools

Postby NoCents » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:05 pm

I've got 5-500 foot spools of #10 AWG that have anywhere from 50% to 95% of line unused on them.
About 2000+ total feet.
Seen them listed on grainger for $250. new.......Suggestions on selling or scrappppppppp
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Re: Copper wire still on spools

Postby 68Camaro » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:12 pm

NoCents wrote:I've got 5-500 foot spools of #10 AWG that have anywhere from 50% to 95% of line unused on them.
About 2000+ total feet.
Seen them listed on grainger for $250. new.......Suggestions on selling or scrappppppppp


Assuming they are in good shape, I would think an electrician might buy them. Insulated or bare? Documentation on the wire as to code/standard?

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Re: Copper wire still on spools

Postby hobo finds » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:13 pm

31.8 feet per pound. http://www.interfacebus.com/Copper_Wire_AWG_SIze.html $1.00 a pound for ins #2 wire by me..
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Re: Copper wire still on spools

Postby NoCents » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:32 pm

68Camaro wrote:Assuming they are in good shape, I would think an electrician might buy them. Insulated or bare? Documentation on the wire as to code/standard?

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Good shape, insulated, I have 2 makes, one is from Colonial out of NJ and it reads THHN or THWN-2 GRII VW-1 600 VOLT (UL) OR AWM OR C(UL) T90 NYLON OR TWN 75FT1 NO LEAD.
The other is from mexico and reads almost exact except they added the mill and ommitted a few things.
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Re: Copper wire still on spools

Postby Mossy » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:38 pm

Stranded or solid?

I'd try to sell as wire, that stuff can get expensive.
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Re: Copper wire still on spools

Postby NoCents » Mon Jun 20, 2011 4:41 pm

Solid.

Yea when I looked one spool up and saw $250 I was like.......bonus :geek:
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Re: Copper wire still on spools

Postby moparal7 » Mon Jun 20, 2011 6:33 pm

As a former sparky I can say that pulling solid wire in conduit is a pain. Stranded wire would be easier to sell. That being said if you can sell it you will make more moolah.
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Re: Copper wire still on spools

Postby messymessy » Mon Jun 20, 2011 8:24 pm

NoCents wrote:I've got 5-500 foot spools of #10 AWG that have anywhere from 50% to 95% of line unused on them.
About 2000+ total feet.
Seen them listed on grainger for $250. new.......Suggestions on selling or scrappppppppp


The Grainger price is unrealistic. #10 THHN sells for less than $0.20 per foot.

I'd still sell it as wire instead of scrapping it.
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Re: Copper wire still on spools

Postby Mossy » Tue Jun 21, 2011 11:53 am

messymessy wrote: The Grainger price is unrealistic. #10 THHN sells for less than $0.20 per foot.

I'd still sell it as wire instead of scrapping it.


Near $0.20 a foot as wire or about $0.03 per foot as scrap.

Solid strand, though. I forgot building codes have changed. Drag that through conduit? Ouch.
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Re: Copper wire still on spools

Postby NoCents » Tue Jun 21, 2011 6:08 pm

messymessy wrote:
NoCents wrote:I've got 5-500 foot spools of #10 AWG that have anywhere from 50% to 95% of line unused on them.
About 2000+ total feet.
Seen them listed on grainger for $250. new.......Suggestions on selling or scrappppppppp


The Grainger price is unrealistic. #10 THHN sells for less than $0.20 per foot.

I'd still sell it as wire instead of scrapping it.



Damn! Only .20? :x
Guess I'm not going to get many bites on the .40 listing I dropped huh?
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Re: Copper wire still on spools

Postby messymessy » Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:46 pm

NoCents wrote:
messymessy wrote:
NoCents wrote:I've got 5-500 foot spools of #10 AWG that have anywhere from 50% to 95% of line unused on them.
About 2000+ total feet.
Seen them listed on grainger for $250. new.......Suggestions on selling or scrappppppppp


The Grainger price is unrealistic. #10 THHN sells for less than $0.20 per foot.

I'd still sell it as wire instead of scrapping it.



Damn! Only .20? :x
Guess I'm not going to get many bites on the .40 listing I dropped huh?


Lowes and Home Depot sell stranded THHN for $.24 per foot (on 500 foot rolls). Solid usually sells for slightly less. Most people want stranded. Be patient, somebody wants it if it's priced right.
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Re: Copper wire still on spools

Postby NoCents » Wed Jun 22, 2011 9:22 am

Wow I got a bite on CL @ .40/ft last night.....meet and greet later today for the cheese. Will post result. Thx guys for the help. :D
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Re: Copper wire still on spools

Postby NoCents » Thu Aug 04, 2011 10:36 pm

Took a ton of offers, and about 6-8 weeks of going threw it all for a nice $500.
About $125 a roll......decent.
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