We buy scrap copper wire!! Eastern PA

As requested in my welcome thread, here is my current price list for copper wire. I have also included what the local scrap yards here are paying for comparison. All prices are per pound of course.

Type Scrap Yard High Voltage Processing

Romex, THHN: $1.57 $1.70

Extention/Phone/Misc $1.30 $1.40



Shiny Copper $3.50 $3.60

Again my number is 484-860-9454 and if you have over 100 pounds I will pick up for free.

I am in need of Romex and THHN wire badly. I will buy as much as you can at higher then board prices. Right now, I will pay $1.75 for Romex and $2 for THHN.

I will pay $1.75 for Romex and $2 for THHN.

I know what Romex is but for us uneducated ones, what is THHN???

Its a solid wire size being 12AWG used for building.

That's what I call Romex,
Never mind, I'll WiKi it!

Thermoplastic High Heat-resistant Nylon (THHN)

That tells me the difference between that and regular old Romex,,, thanks

Thank you for pointing that out. I have attached some images below. Basically, THHN is the wire that is inside the Romex outer shell coating. It is much easier for my machine to process so I will pay more for it then Romex. Also it will not have twine or paper coating thus making it easier to separate the copper from the plastic.

Updated price list!


Bare Bright $2.90 Bare Bright Copper

#1 CU $2.70 #1Copper shall consist of clean wire that is free of lead, paint
*or solder (may contain tarnished or green copper)

#2 CU wire $2.60 #2 copper Tin coated shall consist of copper wire and/or bussbar*

LG $0.80 Low grade wire is all wire that are fine strands, tin coated,
Extension Chords, etc

TELCO $1.00 TELCO wire shall be free of tin coated wire and braided coax wire.*
( add .05-.15 cents if closer to the larger range)

Alarm $1.16 Alarm wire shall be solid 16awg or greater
*(Red wire) containing 2 or more solid conductors*

ROMEX $1.38 ROMEX wire shall be #14 awg-#8awg ( add .10-20 cents if larger)

THHN $1.56 THHN wire shall be #16awg-#8awg free of thick jacket insulation

MED THHN $1.97 MEDIUM THHN wire shall be #6- 400 mcm*
(add a .05-.15 cents if its closer to the larger range)

Big THHN $2.25 BIG THHN wire shall be 500 mcm or greater*
(add .05-.15 cents if closer to the larger range)*

Med TIN-C $1.60 MEDIUM TIN COATED wire shall be #6-400mcm*
(add .10-20 cents if closer to the larger range)

Big TIN-C $1.86 BIG TIN COATED wire shall be 500 mcm or greater
( add .10-.20 cents if closer to the larger range)

AL-BX $0.64 ALUMINUM BX Wire shall consist of aluminum casing and copper conductors*****
Inside, free of tin coated wires (add.10-.20 cents if closer to the larger range)

ST-BX $0.35 STEEL BX wire shall consist of steel casing and copper conductors inside,
Tin coated conductors aloud*( pay only .10 cents if there is boxes in the mix)

INS-AL $0.25 INSUATED ALUMINUM wire (pay.05-.10 cents more if closer to the larger range)

BA $0.50 Bare Aluminum

BRASS $1.20 BRASS shall consist of yellow or white brass free of steel fittings
(pay .05 less if some steel* Use discretion) We only Buy only brass if*
its from wire exuggs connectors etc.

New Pricing


Bare Bright $2.60 Bare Bright Copper

#1 CU $2.52 #1Copper shall consist of clean wire that is free of lead, paint
*or solder (may contain tarnished or green copper)

#2 CU wire $2.42 #2 copper Tin coated shall consist of copper wire and/or bussbar*

LG $0.62 Low grade wire is all wire that are fine strands, tin coated,
Extension Chords, etc

TELCO $0.82 TELCO wire shall be free of tin coated wire and braided coax wire.*
( add .05-.15 cents if closer to the larger range)

Alarm $0.98 Alarm wire shall be solid 16awg or greater
*(Red wire) containing 2 or more solid conductors*

ROMEX $1.20 ROMEX wire shall be #14 awg-#8awg ( add .10-20 cents if larger)

THHN $1.38 THHN wire shall be #16awg-#8awg free of thick jacket insulation

MED THHN $1.79 MEDIUM THHN wire shall be #6- 400 mcm*
(add a .05-.15 cents if its closer to the larger range)

Big THHN $2.07 BIG THHN wire shall be 500 mcm or greater*
(add .05-.15 cents if closer to the larger range)*

Med TIN-C $1.42 MEDIUM TIN COATED wire shall be #6-400mcm*
(add .10-20 cents if closer to the larger range)

Big TIN-C $1.68 BIG TIN COATED wire shall be 500 mcm or greater
( add .10-.20 cents if closer to the larger range)

AL-BX $0.46 ALUMINUM BX Wire shall consist of aluminum casing and copper conductors*****
Inside, free of tin coated wires (add.10-.20 cents if closer to the larger range)

ST-BX $0.17 STEEL BX wire shall consist of steel casing and copper conductors inside,
Tin coated conductors aloud*( pay only .10 cents if there is boxes in the mix)

INS-AL $0.07 INSUATED ALUMINUM wire (pay.05-.10 cents more if closer to the larger range)

BA $0.32 Bare Aluminum

BRASS $1.02 BRASS shall consist of yellow or white brass free of steel fittings
(pay .05 less if some steel* Use discretion) We only Buy only brass if*
its from wire exuggs connectors etc.

Bare Bright $2.97 Bare Bright Copper

#1 CU $2.77 #1Copper shall consist of clean wire that is free of lead, paint
*or solder (may contain tarnished or green copper)

#2 CU wire $2.67 #2 copper Tin coated shall consist of copper wire and/or bussbar*

LG $0.87 Low grade wire is all wire that are fine strands, tin coated,
Extension Chords, etc

TELCO $1.07 TELCO wire shall be free of tin coated wire and braided coax wire.*
( add .05-.15 cents if closer to the larger range)

Alarm $1.23 Alarm wire shall be solid 16awg or greater
*(Red wire) containing 2 or more solid conductors*

ROMEX $1.45 ROMEX wire shall be #14 awg-#8awg ( add .10-20 cents if larger)

THHN $1.63 THHN wire shall be #16awg-#8awg free of thick jacket insulation

MED THHN $2.04 MEDIUM THHN wire shall be #6- 400 mcm*
(add a .05-.15 cents if its closer to the larger range)

Big THHN $2.32 BIG THHN wire shall be 500 mcm or greater*
(add .05-.15 cents if closer to the larger range)*

Med TIN-C $1.67 MEDIUM TIN COATED wire shall be #6-400mcm*
(add .10-20 cents if closer to the larger range)

Big TIN-C $1.93 BIG TIN COATED wire shall be 500 mcm or greater
( add .10-.20 cents if closer to the larger range)

AL-BX $0.71 ALUMINUM BX Wire shall consist of aluminum casing and copper conductors*****
Inside, free of tin coated wires (add.10-.20 cents if closer to the larger range)

ST-BX $0.42 STEEL BX wire shall consist of steel casing and copper conductors inside,
Tin coated conductors aloud*( pay only .10 cents if there is boxes in the mix)

INS-AL $0.32 INSUATED ALUMINUM wire (pay.05-.10 cents more if closer to the larger range)

BA $0.57 Bare Aluminum

BRASS $1.27 BRASS shall consist of yellow or white brass free of steel fittings
(pay .05 less if some steel* Use discretion) We only Buy only brass if*
its from wire exuggs connectors etc.

you are correct.