I only strip degaussing cables...power cords go in one bucket, mixed small wires in a garbage can (basically anything thats not a power cord...) and the cables from monitors into another, after the gold end is clipped off. I've only cashed in power cords once because I was hard up for cash, my garbage can of wires weighs around 25-30 pounds right now. I don't know what current price is, and i've never cashed in mixed wires...