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Autoflavour,
Dont sell it. You will regret it.
I had one for a few years. Like you I didnt do much with it other than doodles and have fun using it. I never really found a way to integrate it into my workflow for making music (mostly on PC using ableton live).
What it was great for was instant fun, creating sounds and doing things you'd never do with other gear. It was great for jamming on and playing along with other gear in live jams.
I took part in a few of the battles on the operator1.com site which helped me get more from the OP-1 and push myself with it to create some "finished" songs on it.
I went to sell it a few times but bottled out. Before listing it i'd play on it then realise how much fun it is.
But one time I caved and actually sold it, my OPLab and a PO-12.Made a good few extra quid on the sale from what I bought them for. They seem to have gone up massively in value over past year or two.
I sold it basically cos I wanted to buy some new gear and that's the rule in my house - if you want new stuff, sell old stuff.
If you can afford to keep it then just keep it.
Take part in the battles on operator-1.com
Just play with it an explore it.One day you'll be making a song and you'll want to mangle a sound a certain way or sequence something uniquely and remember "hey, the OP-1 does that" :)
You'll get it out, use it and thank god that you never let it go.