Was there any work done besides the usual flipper changing fluids?
I think BAT is a joke now.
BAT is very trendy for sure, lots and lots of snark and less and less "car guy" though they do come out and add to the commentary for unique vehicles.
From what I can tell the seller didn't do anything other than:
1: move it to a more sell-friendly location.
2: put it on BAT for a wider audience (over the niche Expedition Portal)
The seller did, however, stay very involved in the auction process, answered all kinds of questions and did it smogged in CA. The fact it sold just a couple months ago wasn't hidden either. There's some dude on there named Michael who is apparently all angry that it was sold by a "flipper" and tried to drive down the price by pointing out it had just sold on ExPo and is now on ExPo telling people to beware of "flippers"
If some dude buys a car low and sells high, more power to him.
Personally I hope it starts dragging D1 prices up out of the gutter, at least the well-kept rust free examples.