Bed Bath & Beyond short-sellers pocket over $1 billion as the home-goods retailer files for bankruptcy

• Short-sellers betting against Bed Bath & Beyond have raked in over $1 billion as the company finally filed for bankruptcy. 
• The shares tanked 99% over the past year, as the home goods retailer suffered months of trouble. 
• Bed Bath & Beyond said it will kick off sales at all locations on Wednesday. 

Short-sellers have raked in more than a billion dollars in paper profits from Bed Bath & Beyond's bankruptcy, while novice investors have suffered huge losses.