Seller guides
Guides for people holding the cable
Ten short guides written for the seller, not the buyer. No prices, no product list, just what decides an outcome.
Start here 01
Send the lot details
Six facts start a review: wire type, conductor metal, voltage class, size, footage or reel count, and condition. Everything else is a follow-up question.
- No fee and no obligation
- Nothing moves before written terms
- Photographs can follow by text
Photographs of reel tags and jacket print can follow by text to 614-715-3047 or email to saleselectricalbuyers@gmail.com.
Send the lot details
Six details are enough to start.
How this index works 02
Guides for people holding the cable
Most of what goes wrong in a cable sale happens before anybody quotes: a tag that was never read, footage that was guessed, a reel that was cut to make it fit a trailer. These guides are about those steps.
They are deliberately practical. Each one answers a question a plant engineer, a stores supervisor or a contractor has actually asked, and none of them assumes the reader wants to become a cable trader.
Identification and measurement 03
Identification and measurement
Reading what a reel actually is, and how much of it is left.
Reading a reel tag
What a cable reel tag actually says, which fields decide value, and what to do when the tag is missing. A practical guide for Louisiana sellers.
Open02Footage from weight
How to estimate the length left on a cable reel from its weight, with conductor weights per 1,000 feet and the limits of the method.
Open03Copper or aluminium
How to tell copper from aluminium conductor, why the distinction changes what a lot is worth, and where aluminium is common in Louisiana.
Open04Instrument vs control cable
The practical difference between instrumentation and control cable, how each is identified, and why mixing them in one lot costs money.
Open05Photographing a reel
Which photographs actually help a cable buyer: the tag, the print, the cut end, the damage and the storage. A short practical guide.
OpenHandling and safety 04
Handling and safety
What to do before anything is moved, cut or loaded.
MV safety before handling
Safety rules for medium voltage cable before removal, cutting or transport: stored charge, induced voltage, release authority and documentation.
Open02Storing cable in humidity
How heat, humidity and salt air affect stored cable in Louisiana, what to check before selling, and which storage habits protect the value of a lot.
OpenPaperwork and valuation 05
Paperwork and valuation
How a lot is presented, reviewed and agreed.
Turnaround manifest
How to build a cable manifest from a Louisiana refinery or plant turnaround so a buyer can review the lot without walking every reel.
Open02Surplus or scrap
The difference between cable worth reusing and cable worth recovering, why it changes the buyer, and how Louisiana sellers can tell which they hold.
Open03How a lot is valued
The five factors that decide what a surplus cable lot is worth, how footage and condition are verified, and why no honest review quotes from a list.
OpenNext step —
Not sure which family your cable is?
Send a photograph of the print and the reel tag. Identifying it is part of the review.
Request a wire quote
A buyer reviews the lot and replies with questions or an offer basis.