Hi Pat. 🤗 Well I'm in the process of consolidating all the "worthless" (or extremely low value) stocks together in one account. Yes, I figure I'll either sell them, or call and see if they'll waive the fee, especially in situations when I have a total of 8 shares with a total value less than a penny lol.
The commission is $2.95 for otc stocks, so it would be cheaper and easier to sell them. I think I have one or two stocks with no symbol (cusip number only). Those I'm guessing are "worthless".
I don't recall any other broker charging to get rid of worthless (or super low-priced) securities. I've done it before several times over the years for free. I just rolled my eyes when, naturally, Etrade charged for it.