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Charlotte / Mecklenburg County

We buy surplus electrical wire in Charlotte

Uptown towers, South End mid-rises, distribution along I-85 and a steady run of tenant fit-outs. Charlotte generates more leftover wire than any other market in the state.

Charlotte construction runs on commercial and multifamily work, and both leave reels behind. A tenant fit-out in Uptown ends with partial reels of 12/2 MC and #10 THHN. A mid-rise in South End changes panel schedules twice before closeout, which strands feeder wire in four sizes.

Add the hospitals, the data center footprint around the metro, and the older industrial buildings being converted along the Blue Line, and Mecklenburg ends up with a lot of buyable wire sitting in storage rooms.

Where the wire comes from in Charlotte

Commercial and multifamily fit-out

MC and AC cable, #12 and #10 THHN, and the partial reels that come from a revised lighting or receptacle layout. Tenant work rarely finishes exactly on the estimate.

Data center and mission-critical work

Tray cable, VFD cable, control cable and large copper feeders. These projects buy heavy and buy specific, so the leftovers are usually identifiable and worth quoting.

Healthcare and institutional projects

Atrium Health and Novant Health campuses, plus UNC Charlotte and the county buildings around them, keep a steady supply of HCF MC, fire alarm cable and feeder reels in the market.

Cable reels staged on a gravel yard with an electrical substation in the background
Surplus wire from Charlotte and Mecklenburg County — full or partial reels.

Wire types to send from Charlotte

Service area, not a branch

Charlotte is a coverage area. We arrange pickup at your site; there is no office or yard to drop material at without talking to us first.

Selling surplus wire in Charlotte

Send the wire type, gauge, approximate footage and where it is stored. Photos of the reel tag and the jacket legend shorten the process more than anything else you can put in the form.

If you are not sure what you have, call +1 (614) 715-3047 and read the print legend off the jacket. That is usually enough to identify it.

One reel or a full storage room

Both are normal. A single reel of large copper or medium voltage is worth a look on its own; small partials are worth moving when they travel together.

What to include on the form

  • Wire type and voltage class
  • Copper or aluminum, and the gauge or MCM
  • Approximate footage left, or full versus partial reel
  • Reel, spool, coil or carton count
  • Condition and whether the tag is still on the reel
  • The Charlotte address or ZIP where it is stored
  • Loading: dock, forklift, or ground level
Charlotte pickup

Quote your surplus wire in Charlotte

Two minutes on a phone. Fill in what you know — the wire type, the footage and the location do most of the work, and photos of the tag settle the rest.

  • Phone, email or form — your choice
  • Pickup arranged at your site in Charlotte
  • Wire and cable only

Call +1 (614) 715-3047 or email saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com.

Wire quote request

Tell us what you have and where it is. Photos of the reel tag and jacket legend help us respond faster.

Photos: add up to 6 photos (10 MB total) — the full reel, the reel tag, and the jacket legend or wire size marking. Photos are optional, but they are the fastest way to get a real answer.

Your contact
Where the wire is sitting right now, not your mailing address.
The wire
Photos
JPG, PNG, HEIC or WebP. 10 MB total per submission. On a phone you can take the photo or pick it from your library.
  • The full reel, so we can see size and remaining wire
  • The reel tag or label
  • A close-up of the jacket legend or size marking

By submitting you agree to be contacted about this wire. We use your details only to respond to this request. Privacy.

Charlotte questions

Do you pick up wire in Charlotte?
Yes, arranged as part of the quote. Tell us whether the site is inside the I-277 loop, out in the University area, or somewhere with limited truck access, since that affects scheduling.
Can you work around a contractor's closeout schedule?
That is the normal case. Send the reel list and the date the storage room has to be clear, and we will work the pickup around it.
Do you buy from Charlotte distributors?
Yes. Discontinued stock, special-order cable a customer never picked up and slow-moving sizes are all reviewed the same way as contractor closeouts.
Is a partial reel of 500 MCM worth a pickup?
Often, yes. Large copper feeders hold value even at partial footage. Send the tag and an estimate of what is left.

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