Welcome to the forum.
You've already received some good advice above but I would go on to say Slow Down and forget about most of those videos you saw about depopulating boards. Most of those guys have jars of different components and they have no idea who to sell them to.
With mother boards I remove any metal brackets, heat sinks and the processor. If you remove anything else, you're devaluing the board. Put it in your small socket mother board box and move on to the next item.
Gold fingers. Removing gold fingers devalues most boards. If I find a low grade board with gold fingers I will remove them but they are the exception.
Gold connectors. I do not remove gold connectors. A quick look at one of the buyers price list here at the SMF shows .65 cents a pound. I'm currently getting .62 a pound for my scrap wire with the connectors still on.
As Sir always says, your mileage may vary. You need to start locating scrap yards in your area and buyers here on the forum for pricing.
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