In fact, a few people have said to me this can't be the case because they contacted @someguy123 and tried to recover their old account, but they were told the only way to do it was by having an old master key no older than 30 days (traditional recovery). If what I'm saying is true then @someguy123 actually does have the power to recover or access those accounts, he simply chooses not too because it is too much work (and liability) and @anonsteem isn't exactly a very profitable venture. That's certainly what I would do I'm sure.

I've documented the account recovery procedure - @anonsteem / @beeanon really can't recover an account once the keys are deleted. We don't have database backups, and "Destroy Password" irreversibly deletes the password from the database.

@someguy123/how-the-steem-account-recovery-works-and-why-your-trustee-can-t-steal-your-account

If someone didn't delete their password from the site, and they were hacked within the first 30 days of getting their account, then their original password (which they didn't delete) could be used for recovery, if they can prove they created the account in some way https://beeanon.com/recovery

After 30 days of changing their password, their original password cannot be used to recover the account - as recovery requires the owner key to be one which was valid within the past 30 days.