#1 insulated copper

**con** · 03-06-2011, 08:43 PM

What kind of prices you folks getting lately for #1 insulated cooper wire.
Trying to figure what my 83lbs trash can of copper wire might be worth.

**Mick** · 03-06-2011, 08:51 PM

Latest price I have is Feb 9th - $1.35/lb for Insulated Wire. But it's not #1 unless it's stripped.

**con** · 03-06-2011, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by Mick

Latest price I have is Feb 9th - $1.35/lb for Insulated Wire. But it's not #1 unless it's stripped.

Thanks Mick for the reply.
The wire is 12 gauge or heavier insulated solid wire.
Con

**Mick** · 03-07-2011, 04:05 AM

Still, to get #1 price...

This is my yard's definition of #1: "#1 Copper - stripped wire strands there are bigger than a number two pencil lead. "

#1 is $3.25

Just called and went to $3.35 this morning.

Insulated Copper Wire is $1.40

**sjones99** · 03-07-2011, 07:21 AM

I got 2.88 for my #1 insulated last week

**parrothead** · 03-07-2011, 10:06 AM

Insulated is not #1 It is bare bright clean copper.

**Scraphound** · 03-07-2011, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by sjones99

I got 2.88 for my #1 insulated last week

Wow thats high price ! What are you getting for clean #1 ?

**crazyman16** · 03-07-2011, 11:30 AM

I brought in about 3500 pounds of copper wire last saturday. I got 2.90 for the insulated wire. It had 2 coatings on it the first coating was easy to strip the second was molded on and was a pain to get off. I stripped one container of it and just left the rest. The copper was 1" thick and the coating was 1/2" thick. For the bare bright I got $4.05 per LB. for and there was a tin coating on the first strand of wire which I took off and got 3.65 per LB. for. altogether I got over $10,700 for it!!!

**parrothead** · 03-07-2011, 12:27 PM

Now that is a nice load of copper.

**rca987** · 03-07-2011, 01:10 PM

There is a scrap yard in downtown houston area that will strip your wire for you for free and pay you #1 BB copper too, but the wire has to be 1 awt or greater

**rca987** · 03-07-2011, 01:17 PM

Are you in the area too?

**rca987** · 03-07-2011, 01:53 PM

My father in law lives in Willis. But we live in Richmond.

**rca987** · 03-07-2011, 02:24 PM

Originally Posted by Kris Kringle

Richmond thats in FT Bend Correct?

Yeah it is

**part-timer** · 03-07-2011, 04:54 PM

Originally Posted by parrothead

Insulated is not #1 It is bare bright clean copper.

I think some are confused, 2 types of insulated wire, light insulated or insulated cable which at my yard is pinky sized or bigger insulated - about a buck more a pound than light insulated

**sjones99** · 03-07-2011, 06:04 PM

Originally Posted by crazyman16

I brought in about 3500 pounds of copper wire last saturday. I got 2.90 for the insulated wire. It had 2 coatings on it the first coating was easy to strip the second was molded on and was a pain to get off. I stripped one container of it and just left the rest. The copper was 1" thick and the coating was 1/2" thick. For the bare bright I got $4.05 per LB. for and there was a tin coating on the first strand of wire which I took off and got 3.65 per LB. for. altogether I got over $10,700 for it!!!

Where did you sell it at?

**crazyman16** · 03-07-2011, 06:11 PM

Originally Posted by sjones99

Where did you sell it at?

I sold it to J.R's advanced recycling out of inver grove heights mn. It was right off of hwy 52. They gave me a higher price becuase of the amount I had I think they are paying like $3.65? for #1 copper I just called them and talked to jeff i think that was his name??? They were really good to do buisness with!