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Here in the suburb of Los Angeles you can sell all types of this yellow nonferrous metal. We buy bright copper scrap, clean metal, durty and insulated copper as well as various sorts of brass.
Bare Bright Copper Wire Copper wire that is not corroded or burned and must be shiny in its appearance. No contamination in any form. Must be thicker than a pencil lead. (10 Ga.) | $3.50-$3.70/lb | |
#1 Copper Tubing / Bus Bar #1: Clean uncontaminated with no paint, solder, insulation, dirt, etc. Can be tubing or wire. Wire must be bare and thicker than a pencil lead. | $3.40-$3.60/lb | |
#2 Copper Tubing / Bus Bar #2: Copper that has paint, dirt, solder, corrosion, etc. Insulated copper is not accepted as #2 copper. Can be tubing or wire. Bare wire under pencil lead thickness is accepted. | $3.20-$3.50/lb | |
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#1 Insulated Wire Insulated Copper wire that is 14 gage or thicker (1/16 inch). If wire is stranded, each wire must be 1/16” or thicker. Must have a copper recovery of 75% or more. | $2.40-$2.70/lb | |
#2 Insulated Wire Insulated Copper wire smaller than 16 gage (1/16 inch) and has a copper recovery of 55% - 79%. The copper wire may be coated by tin or nickel. All stranded wire smaller than 1/16”. | $00.80-$2.00/lb | |
Communication Wire It is used in various electronic systems, such as telephone and mobile networks, cable television, etc. | $1.20-$1.40/lb | |
Electric Motors | $00.10-$00.15/lb | |
Copper Transformers | $00.15-$00.30/lb | |
Aluminum Copper Coil | $1.40-$1.80/lb | |
Sealed Units / Compressors | $00.05-$00.07/lb | |
Starters - alternators | $00.15-00.20/lb | |
Romex Wire Most of these cables are made of copper, and this makes them ideal for scrapping, as copper products are bought at good rates. | $1.90-$2.10/lb | |
Insulated Copper Cable These are used for power transmission and can be obtained from dismantled electrical lines and hubs, ignition systems, industrial machinery, etc. | $.75-$2.00/lb |