To all the treasure hunters out there, let's not forget about the legalities of distributing old streams, especially if they were originally paywalled content. There's a reason some of this media is 'lost', and sometimes the original creators would prefer it to stay that way. Always keep ethical considerations in mind while searching through the digital graveyard.

lol imagine spending your days collecting dead internet trash. Get a real hobby, like watching paint dry.

This is excellent! I've been collecting rare streams and clips for years, and I can vouch for the mirror trick. There are communities dedicated to preserving these broadcasts, and sometimes they re-upload under obscure tags to protect them from copyright hounds. You just gotta know where to look!

lol, as if anybody's gonna go through the trouble of uploading old streams to eBay or whatever. But hey, crazier things have happened, right? Good luck out there; you'll need it.

Auction sites can be a goldmine but don't get your hopes up too high. Be prepared to wade through a metric ton of junk before finding something worthwhile. And when dealing with old digital media, make sure you have a way to actually read it. Who has a CD drive nowadays? But I can't deny it's a thrill when you find a piece of lost media history.

For those who are serious about digging up old streams, there's also the wayback machine at archive.org. You can sometimes find archived pages with embedded players that still work! Of course, it's hit or miss but definitely worth a try before spending cash on physical hunts. Excellent advice on the defunct platforms too, OP.

Whoa, didn't even think about looking into old physical media. Technology moves so fast, I guess we forget older forms of storage. Definitely will be checking out those old CDs and USBs at thrift shops now.

That's actually a legit tip with old computer storage. It's kinda like urban digital archaeology, lol. I once found an entire collection from an old podcast on a lot of DVDs at a garage sale. You wouldn't believe the stuff people throw out or sell for pennies.