Is there any hope for a small amount of eth?

I'm not a large investor with a sophisticated strategy. There's a lot about the specifics of crypto and purchasing that I don't granularly understand, but I'll try to make this question as clear and succinct as possible.

-I have a few wallets on different platforms. ( I know I should have everything stored in a cold wallet, I'm in the process of doing that.)

-I have a few thousand USD in ether on coinbase and about $30 in ether on metamask. I wanted to transfer the $30 into the coinbase account , but the gas fee is higher than the principal most of the time currently. I've looked up several options , and as far as I'm aware, there's not a way to transfer or sell it that makes sense financially.

-If there's a way to transfer it or sell it where I can retain at least half, I'm all ears. If there's no realistic way to do that, does anyone have any ideas on what this small amount could be used for?