Sell Prysmian & General Cable Wire in Ohio

Ohio Wire Buyers buys reusable Prysmian and General Cable surplus electrical wire and cable from businesses anywhere in Ohio. To sell General Cable wire, send reel tags, jacket-print photos and remaining footage for review and a written offer before pickup. We buy full reels, partial reels, boxed coils and reusable cut lengths as product for resale and reuse, not as scrap metal by the pound.

0100 FTHow do you sell General Cable wire with older labels?

Keep the original markings and describe the cable as it is labeled. Prysmian completed its acquisition of General Cable on June 6, 2018; older General Cable inventory does not need a new label to be submitted for review. An acquisition date does not establish a reel's manufacturing date, condition or suitability for reuse.

Prysmian's global headquarters is in Milan, Italy, and its North American headquarters is in Highland Heights, Kentucky. These are manufacturer locations, not Ohio Wire Buyers locations. Ohio Wire Buyers has no Ohio street address, office, yard or drop-off; we arrange pickup where the seller's material sits.

Prysmian, General Cable, CAROL, STABILOY and DRAKA names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Ohio Wire Buyers is not affiliated with, endorsed by or an authorized dealer of the manufacturer. We buy surplus product sellers already own; our wire and cable brand overview explains why manufacturer identification matters.

0200 FTWhich jacket markings identify the actual product?

Photograph enough of the jacket or insulation print to capture the manufacturer, product name, conductor size, cable type and voltage. GENERAL CABLE, PRYSMIAN, CAROL or DRAKA may identify the manufacturer or brand, but none tells us the entire construction. Keep the tag beside the reel it came from rather than combining loose labels from several reels.

Prysmian's STABILOY specification shows an older GENERAL CABLE print legend that also includes STABILOY, AA-8030 AL, XLPE and XHHW-2. Its Carol SOOW product page shows a PRYSMIAN CAROL legend. Those combinations are useful because they connect a recognizable brand with a defined conductor and insulation system.

Use our guide to reading cable jacket print if the legend is unfamiliar. Record what is legible and mark anything uncertain as unknown; guessing a rating creates avoidable questions later.

0300 FTWhat Prysmian and General Cable surplus should you separate?

Sort by product construction before sorting by logo. A single warehouse lot can contain building wire, flexible cord and shielded power cable that require different information for resale.

The ratings above describe the named manufacturer products, not every cable carrying a related brand. If a mixed lot includes THHN/THWN-2 building wire, list it separately rather than treating all insulated wire as the same material.

0400 FTWhat makes STABILOY aluminum wire different from copper?

STABILOY is an aluminum alloy building-wire brand. The cited XHHW-2 specification identifies AA-8000-series conductors and includes AA-8030 in its printed legend. Preserve that designation: it is more informative than a seller's shorthand description of “silver wire.”

The same specification lists flame-retardant XLPE insulation and a maximum operating temperature of 90°C in wet or dry locations. This is an insulation operating limit, not a blanket circuit ampacity. Match the actual insulation designation and conductor size when identifying a reel.

For surplus aluminum building wire, keep different colors and lengths distinct. If several conductors were supplied together for a feeder pull, state the remaining length of each. A group with unequal lengths should not be advertised as a complete matching set without explanation.

0500 FTHow should you describe Carol portable cord?

“Carol cord” is a starting point, not a complete description. For the cited Carolprene SOOW UL/CSA construction, Prysmian lists stranded copper conductors, EPDM insulation and a black Carolprene jacket. Record the cord type, wire size, conductor count and catalog number wherever available.

Factory packaging for that specific product includes 250-, 500- and 1,000-foot put-ups. Those are shipment lengths, not proof of footage left on an opened reel. Our portable cord and SOOW page covers this material separately from building wire.

Disclose whether the cord is unused bulk material, an unused cut length or previously used cable. Photograph jacket abrasion and any attached connectors. Do not assume attached hardware proves the underlying cable is reusable.

0600 FTWhat extra details matter for medium-voltage, utility and fiber reels?

For medium-voltage surplus cable, the voltage designation is only part of the description. Include insulation level, conductor material, shielding, jacket, manufacture date and any available factory test records. Do not open a sealed end merely to create a cut-end photo; show existing accessible ends and their protection.

Prysmian's CCW SPEC 9835 illustrates the distinctions: its construction uses EPR insulation, copper tape shields and continuously welded corrugated aluminum armor. Aluminum armor does not make its copper power conductors aluminum. Photograph jacket damage, dents or flattened armor instead of describing a reel simply as “armored cable.”

Keep utility and URD cable separate and copy the neutral construction from the tag or specification. For DRAKA or Prysmian fiber cable, send the original part number, fiber count, fiber type and length records. The Draka name is part of Prysmian's company history, but a brand name alone cannot identify an optical construction.

0700 FTWhat should you send for a brand-specific offer?

Start with a whole-lot photograph, then connect each reel or coil to its own tag and jacket photos. A simple lot list should let us match the paperwork to the physical material without assuming every black reel contains the same cable.

• Copy manufacturer and product names exactly as printed.
• List conductor size, material, cable type and color or conductor count.
• Give remaining footage for each continuous length, identifying estimates.
• Include accessible cut ends, intact end seals and any visible damage.
• Attach purchase invoices, purchase orders, closeout paperwork or a company ownership letter.
• Note the Ohio pickup location, reel count, loading access and available handling equipment.

If the original footage has changed, our guide to measuring wire left on a reel helps distinguish a current measurement from a factory tag quantity. Send records for custom cable rather than trying to match it to a similar-looking catalog product.

0800 FTPreserve reusable cable until pickup is arranged

Leave insulation, armor and continuous lengths intact while the lot is reviewed. State known storage conditions and service history, and disclose splices or damage. Used cable is considered only if still reusable; if it is not, we say so and a scrap metal recycler may be the right buyer. The surplus-versus-scrap guide explains that distinction.

We verify the seller and proof of ownership and keep a written record of each purchase. After reviewing photos and footage, we reply with questions or a written offer before pickup; payment method and timing are confirmed in writing before pickup. We arrange pickup at the seller's Ohio jobsite, warehouse, plant or yard and check the count against the written terms. See how selling surplus wire works for the process.

Ready to clear a Prysmian or General Cable lot? Request a written surplus-wire offer with the tags and footage, or call 951-403-5738 to discuss what you have.