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    #1 insulated copper

    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.



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    Latest price I have is Feb 9th - $1.35/lb for Insulated Wire. But it's not #1 unless it's stripped.
    People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mick View Post
    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.
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    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
    Last edited by Mick; 03-07-2011 at 08:57 AM. Reason: update

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    I got 2.88 for my #1 insulated last week

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by sjones99 View Post
    I got 2.88 for my #1 insulated last week
    Wow thats high price ! What are you getting for clean #1 ?

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    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!!!

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    Now that is a nice load of copper.

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    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

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    Are you in the area too?

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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kris Kringle View Post
    Richmond thats in FT Bend Correct?
    Yeah it is

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    Quote Originally Posted by parrothead View Post
    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by crazyman16 View Post
    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by sjones99 View Post
    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!


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