Treat like a back-alley bookshop: you will find rare treasures, but do not leave your wallet on the counter, and always check the pages before buying.
: The site reportedly provides no reliable customer service or means to resolve disputes once a purchase is made. roughman.net
Examining the legacy of such a site involves confronting the fragility of the early web. If Roughman.net is defunct today—its domain perhaps parked by a registrar or returning a 404 error—it represents a significant loss. Unlike physical media, digital spaces vanish without physical decay. Geocities died in 2009, taking millions of pages with it. The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine might have captured a few snapshots, but those are static screenshots, unable to replicate the interactive thrill of a working guestbook or a live MIDI player. Treat like a back-alley bookshop: you will find