Selling situations
Sell wire from a cancelled or postponed project
Cancelled-project cable is the best material in the surplus market. It is unused, usually still on the factory reel, and often still carrying the tag and the purchase paperwork. Nothing has been pulled, bent or stored outdoors for three years.
It is also the material that sits longest, because the contractor who bought it has no process for selling it and no appetite for a complicated transaction.
What usually exists
A cancelled or delayed project leaves full reels of the specified construction, partial reels from early pulls, and sometimes a delivery that never left the laydown yard. If the project was redesigned, the leftover is often a correct product for a building that will not be built.
Why it quotes quickly
The tag answers the construction question, the purchase order answers the footage question, and the storage history answers the condition question. When all three are available, a buyer can usually make a firm offer without a site visit.
What to send
Photograph the tags, note the footage per reel, and state where the material has been stored — indoors, outdoors, on a trailer. If the reels were delivered and never opened, say so; it changes how the lot is handled.
Questions about this
Do you buy a whole cancelled order?
Yes. A single lot of tagged reels is straightforward, and it is often the highest-value category we quote.
What if the project is only delayed?
Material can still be sold now, or held. A quote costs nothing and gives you a number to compare against storage.
Do I need the original purchase paperwork?
No, but it helps. Tags and footage are enough to start.