Your honesty is appreciated.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
When you sell short you borrow shares.
Ex. You are with ameritrade, and you decide to sell short, ameritrade will look for shares within its database of clients to lend you.
The person that owns the shares never sees them leave his account. But in reality they could be sold by his neighbor!
The original owner gets nothing(interest, bonus, commission), the seller pushes the price down.
Maybe I'm wrong, but if I'm not than to me it's like shooting 2 people with one bullet.
Good luck, and make sure you don't get caught on your heels.
cheers!