"primary web server" is the key word. Seems like they were clients though.
We support RSF. We do not support Bahnhof exploiting the privacy and goodname of their clients for marketing purposes. - Wikileaks
It would be really cool if the HDD's were not wiped, although it would be illegal to sell it if it had the leaked info (I think, not a lawyer here)
They could've imaged them and then conveniently 're-leaked' it after the item was delivered.
I wonder if that would impact the value to a collector. To IT people it's just the exact same 1s and 0s, but to a collector would it be considered a restoration or would it be considered to be non-original data?
I spouse it depends on the fidelity of said restoration. Of even one bit is on a different sector I would say it is not original.