why can't we sell unwanted gear!!!

It's not a bad comparison at all, it's bad development to have literally thousands of bits of gear that aren't useful, why should mod space be limited and gear not? Why not put a cap on the amount of gear we can store, same as mods, and allow us to sell when we reach limit, instead of adding to the thousands I already have? Ok, I might sell something I accidently need later, but when they're so abundant, who cares!
As for "Wow, free stuff", useless free stuff is a big free nothing.