A service-area map for your wire lot
We pick up anywhere in Arizona. Your material does not have to be in Phoenix or another large city. The regional guides help you describe where the wire is and sort out the details of a local project closeout. They do not divide Arizona into separate buying rules.
This text map runs roughly north to south. It groups familiar cities for orientation, not to scale, and does not show county or utility boundaries.
| Position | Western side | Interior | Eastern side |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Arizona | Kingman and Lake Havasu City | Prescott and Flagstaff | Other northern communities |
| Phoenix metropolitan area | Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Goodyear and Buckeye | Phoenix, Scottsdale and the North Valley | Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert and Tempe |
| Southern Arizona | Yuma and nearby communities | Casa Grande, Maricopa and Coolidge | Tucson, Sierra Vista and Nogales |
Choose a page by the wire's current location, not the billing location on the original order. For a rural project, include the nearest town and county. If your town falls between the names on this map, you can still submit the lot without choosing an exact regional label.
Choosing a Phoenix-area guide
Use the Phoenix wire-selling guide for material in the city itself. North Phoenix jobs and central or south Phoenix projects belong here. Keep leftover stock from different jobs separate, even when the same contractor purchased it all. An inventory grouped by project helps match each reel to its purchase records.
The East Valley guide fits Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert and Tempe. Intel describes building new chip factories and modernizing an existing fab at its Ocotillo campus in Chandler. For unused cable left from your industrial work, include manufacturer part numbers and purchase records. A campus or project name alone does not identify the cable.
For Glendale, Peoria, Surprise, Goodyear or Buckeye, use the West Valley guide. List the actual town rather than calling every Valley location Phoenix. For material in Scottsdale or the North Valley, the Scottsdale-area guide is the closer match. A residential closeout and a commercial feeder lot need different inventory descriptions, even when both are in the same part of the metro.
Pinal County and Southern Arizona
The Pinal County guide fits Casa Grande, the city of Maricopa and Coolidge. Be clear about Maricopa the city versus Maricopa County. A county name alone can send the reviewer toward the wrong part of Arizona.
Solar and battery work is a concrete part of Pinal County's project mix. SRP announced completion of the Eleven Mile Solar System near Coolidge in 2024. If your own solar closeout includes unused cable, separate PV wire, feeder wire and control cable in the inventory. A project description cannot replace the markings on each product.
For Tucson, Sierra Vista, Nogales and surrounding southern communities, choose the Southern Arizona guide. Identify the pickup town even if the job was managed from Tucson. If several subcontractors shared the project, establish which company owns the remaining wire before putting their reels into one lot.
Northern, western and other rural locations
The Northern Arizona guide covers sellers looking for Flagstaff or Prescott guidance. The Western Arizona guide is the useful starting point for Yuma, Lake Havasu City and Kingman. Kingman's position in the northwest does not change our statewide pickup coverage.
Mining locations extend beyond the metro groupings. Freeport-McMoRan lists Arizona operations at Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita and Miami. For an unused mining or plant cable lot, retain the manufacturer's identification and any available records that belong to that cable. A spare reel is different from a cable removed from working equipment.
For a remote site, tell us the nearest community and any access restrictions when describing the location. Do not guess a pickup date based on distance from a named city. The Arizona wire pickup page explains pickup details that apply across regions.
Identify the material before choosing a description
Location tells us where the lot is. The tag and print line tell us what it is. We buy surplus electrical wire and cable that can be reused, in copper and aluminum, with sizes from 14 AWG to 1000 kcmil. The acceptance decision still depends on the actual product and condition.
| What you have | Details to record | Mistake to avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Single-conductor building wire or feeders | Type marking, conductor metal, AWG or kcmil size, color and footage | Calling all black insulated wire the same product |
| Boxed coils or armored cable | Product name, size, conductor count and remaining length | Sending only a picture of the outer packaging |
| Solar or medium-voltage reels | Full product marking, voltage rating, reel number and end condition | Using the job's voltage instead of the cable's rating |
| Control, data or fiber optic cable | Manufacturer part number, conductor or fiber count and footage | Combining different part numbers under one total length |
For example, Southwire's SIMpull THHN/THWN-2 copper specification describes a 600-volt conductor with PVC insulation and a nylon sheath. A readable THHN/THWN-2 marking identifies more than its color does. Photograph the markings on your wire rather than applying that description to a different reel because it looks similar.
Photos and location details that prevent mix-ups
Give each reel or coil a simple inventory identifier. Use that identifier beside its photos and estimated footage. For a partial reel, distinguish the original tag length from the amount you believe remains. Label an estimate as an estimate rather than presenting the original order quantity as current stock.
Include a close view of the tag, a readable section of the print line and a photo showing the whole lot. Show the reel flanges and exposed cable ends where you can do so safely. If a tag is missing, photograph the print line in more than one place and include any matching purchase paperwork.
When using the wire offer form, separate quantities by product and location. A mixed statewide inventory is easier to review as individual lots than as one combined footage figure. Include packaging details and tell us if some material is still allocated to an active job.
Condition matters in every Arizona region
Tell us how the wire has been stored, including sun exposure or water exposure. Show faded or unreadable markings, cracked packaging, damaged reel flanges and any visible jacket defects. Do not hide questionable areas beneath the outer wraps for the photos. Sealed ends are particularly important when describing medium-voltage cable.
Full reels and matching lengths support reuse more readily than short, mixed cut lengths. The type and listing, conductor size, metal, manufacture date, brand and current demand also affect the written offer. Being located in a major construction market does not make an unidentified or damaged cable equivalent to a tagged unused reel.
Keep ownership and release details with each lot
We do not buy wire pulled out of service, burned or damaged wire, material chopped into short pieces, or material the seller cannot show they own. Keep these items out of an unused-wire inventory so the photos describe only the material being offered.
For company-owned wire, involve someone with authority to sell it. An invoice, purchase order, job closeout paperwork or company letter can help establish ownership. Identify the person authorized to release the material at each location. Payment method and timing are confirmed in writing before pickup, and at pickup we check the material against the written terms.