The paperwork matters more than the pile
The single thing that slows a sale down is not condition or freight. It is authority. On a canceled job, the reels may still legally belong to the general contractor or the owner rather than the electrical sub holding them. On a plant closure, a liquidator or a lender may control the asset list. On a utility job, the material may sit on a co-op’s books until it is formally retired.
None of that is a problem if it gets sorted before the truck is scheduled. It becomes a problem when a crew arrives and nobody on site can sign a release. Each situation page below spells out who normally signs, what document we need, and what tends to hold things up.
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Condition is not a disqualifier
Weathered flanges, missing tags, partial put-ups and reels that have sat outside for two winters are all normal. We buy plenty of loads that look rough. What changes is where the number comes from — a documented reel prices off resale, an anonymous one prices closer to metal, and we will tell you which one you have rather than discovering it on load-out day.