Sell scrap copper wire Chicago — same-day pickup, pile gone.

• Bare bright wire — stripped, clean, shiny. The top of the value picture.
• No. 1 insulated wire — clean, uncoated copper under the jacket.
• No. 2 wire — painted, soldered, or tinned; still real copper value.
• Romex / NM-B — the flat-sheathed house wire from rewires and panel upgrades.
• THHN and building wire — thin jacket, great recovery, electricians’ bread and butter.
• Service cable and feeders — thick cable with serious copper inside.
• Mixed lots — we’ll buy it unsorted and grade it honestly in front of you.

Grade. Stripped bare bright outranks insulated, and clean insulated outranks painted or soldered. The grade chart on our copper wire grades guide shows exactly where each type lands.

Recovery. Insulated wire is bought on the copper inside the jacket — thicker cable with more copper does better. Never burn insulation off; it ruins the grade.

Sorting. A mixed bucket gets graded at its lowest. Ten minutes with side cutters separating bright from insulated routinely pays for itself.

Honesty. Tell us what’s really there — the aluminum, the steel-core, the oily ends. Surprises at verification cost more than honesty upfront.

Not sure what you’ve got? The pile estimator walks you through identifying your wire and gives you a ballpark range before you call. Then text photos to 312-880-8174 for today’s actual price — and same-day pickup anywhere in Chicago.

What kind of copper wire do you buy?

All of it — bare bright, #1 and #2, insulated, Romex, THHN, service cable, mixed lots. If copper is inside it, we buy it.

Do you strip insulated wire?

You don’t have to. We buy insulated wire as-is, priced on its copper recovery. Stripping only pays on thick cable — and never burn insulation off.

How fast can you pick up?

Same day across Chicago. Call or text photos in the morning; the pile is gone before the day ends.

Do you publish per-pound prices?

No. Copper moves daily, so any published price would be stale. Text photos for today’s actual price.

Is there a minimum?

No minimum. One spool end or a full trailer — if it’s copper wire, it’s worth a call to 312-880-8174.