[hdpq]

if you could get your hands on the stock, which would have been fairly unlikely.

[buttcoinslol]

You can create a synthetic short with options, no need to borrow any stock at all.

[mrfredward]

With so many people wanting to bet against it though, those put options would end up mighty expensive.

[prepend]

That’s the whole point. Shorting at the right time is similar to buying puts while still compatible with your model.

[rwmurrayVT]

Not only do you have to pick the right price direction, you have to pick the right timing and have it exceed the markets overall expectation. Even with a short of shares you have to manage to find a lender and beat the cost to borrow them.