We buy surplus NM-B cable
NM-B is a volume material, not a high-value one. It is bought by the coil, on gauge, conductor count and whether the jacket is still clean and unstapled.
Send the lot
Six details are enough to start: what the cable is, how much there is, where it is and what condition it is in. Photos can follow by text or email.
Prefer to talk 954-740-1983Romex is the least glamorous item on any surplus list and one of the most predictable. Every residential job buys it by the coil, every job finishes with part coils in the truck, and every one of those coils is worth something if it is dry and the jacket is intact.
The review is about volume and condition rather than about individual pieces. Fourteen two, twelve two, ten two, fourteen three and twelve three are the configurations that matter. A coil of two hundred and fifty feet and a coil of a thousand feet are both standard, and both are counted the same way.
Gauge and conductor count, and the coils that actually move
Fourteen two is lighting and general branch circuits. Twelve two is kitchen and bath work and most of the outlets on a modern house. Ten two appears on dryers, ranges and larger equipment. The three-conductor versions serve switch loops, multiwire arrangements and appliances that need a neutral.
Count coils by configuration rather than weighing them. A pallet of mixed NM-B is a counting job. Count it before sending the list, and the review goes faster than it would from a photograph of a pile and an estimate of its weight.
Factory coils against pulled cut lengths
A factory coil still has its band and its label, and the jacket is clean. A pulled cut length has been run through studs, stapled, and pulled around corners, and the jacket shows it. The two are different materials for review purposes even when the gauge is the same.
Keep the unopened coils out of the pulled pile. That single act of sorting is the difference between a lot reviewed as installable stock and a lot reviewed as recovery. It takes a few minutes at the end of a job and it is usually skipped.
Jacket damage from staples and job-site handling
Staples nick the jacket. So do nails, saw blades, the edge of a truck bed and a hundred other things on a residential site. A nick that exposes the conductor makes that section unusable and the coil has to be cut back. Several nicks and the coil stops being stock.
Look along the outside of each coil before it is listed. Report cuts and crush marks rather than leaving them to be found at pickup. A coil with a clean jacket and an intact label is a straightforward item, and honesty about the rest keeps the whole review moving.
What this page covers
The rows a buyer would fill in when reviewing this kind of lot. If your cable matches most of them, the submission is ready.
| Voltage rating | 600 V |
|---|---|
| Sizes reviewed | 14 AWG to 6 AWG |
| Packaging | 250 ft and 1,000 ft coils, cut lengths |
| Condition accepted | New surplus, partial coil |
| Site type | Residential and light-commercial sites |
Builders with coils in five subdivisions at once
A volume builder working from Buda up to Georgetown will have leftover coils in garages, model homes and connex boxes across half a dozen addresses. Nobody wants to move them twice, so they sit until someone decides to clear them all at once.
That is exactly the lot that reviews well: consistent configurations, clean coils, and a single point of contact who can say what is where. Remodelers working the older neighborhoods inside the city produce smaller lots of the same material, and those combine easily with a builder's.
Sellers ask
Is NM-B worth collecting at all?
Yes, as a volume material. Individual coils are not high value, but a builder with leftovers across several subdivisions can accumulate a substantial quantity. The review is about total footage and jacket condition rather than about any single coil.
Do staples and nicks matter on a part coil?
They do. A nick that reaches the conductor means that section has to be cut out, and several nicks can end a coil as usable stock. Check the jacket along its length and say what you find before the coil is listed.
Which configurations do you see most?
Fourteen two and twelve two by a wide margin, then ten two and the three-conductor versions. Counting by configuration is more useful than a total weight, because each one is reviewed separately against what the next job needs.
Can opened coils be included?
Yes. An opened coil with most of its length and a readable label is a normal item. What matters is separating it from pulled cut lengths, which are reviewed on recovery rather than as installable stock.
Send the reel list
Six details are enough to start: what the cable is, how much there is, where it is and what condition it is in. Photos can follow by text or email.
Prefer to talk 954-740-1983