Guides
Seller guides: how cable is read and valued.
Short, practical notes written from the buying side of the table. What a buyer looks at, what changes a price, and what makes a lot easier to move.
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How to read a cable reel tag
What each field on a drum tag means, which ones carry the value, and how to recover the description when the tag is lost.
Read the guideGuide 02Estimating remaining footage from weight
Scale, flange and wrap-count methods for finding the footage on a part-used reel, with honest error ranges.
Read the guideGuide 03Telling copper cable from aluminum
Color, weight and cut-end tests that separate copper from aluminum, and why the distinction drives value.
Read the guideGuide 04ACSR and AAAC: telling the two apart
Steel core or aluminum alloy: how the two overhead conductors differ, corrode and get identified on site.
Read the guideGuide 05Safety before handling medium and high-voltage cable
Isolation, stored charge, induced voltage, approach distances and the hazards inside old oil and lead cable.
Read the guideGuide 06Storing cable and conductor so it keeps its value
Reel orientation, end sealing, water, sun and stacking — the storage habits that decide what a reel is worth years later.
Read the guideGuide 07Preparing a utility surplus manifest
The line items, grouping and honest wording that turn a pile of reels into a priceable lot.
Read the guideGuide 08Photographing a reel for valuation
Six photographs, the light and scale that make them readable, and the mistakes that force a site visit.
Read the guideGuide 09How a cable lot is valued
The five inputs behind every cable offer, and the difference between reuse value and recovery value.
Read the guideGuide 10Preparing a cable lot for pickup
Sorting, staging, lifting, paperwork and the predictable reasons a collection day fails.
Read the guideSend the lot details
A buyer reviews it and replies with the questions that matter.
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