diff --git a/ebay_api.py b/ebay_api.py
index 95f7bfd..15ed330 100644
--- a/ebay_api.py
+++ b/ebay_api.py
@@ -241,28 +241,35 @@ class ShoppingApi:
         except (FileNotFoundError, ValueError): # TODO not catching error
             data = []
 
-        service_dict = {
-                0: 'findItemsAdvanced', 1: 'findCompletedItems',
-                2: 'findItemsByKeywords', 3: 'findItemsIneBayStores',
-                4: 'findItemsByCategory', 5:'findItemsByProduct'}
-        service_dict
+        try:
+            with open('ids.txt') as f:
+                ids = json.load(f)
+                item_id_results = [','.join(ids[n:n+20]) for n in list(range(0,
+                    len(ids), 20))] # 20-ItemID list created to maximize dataset/decrease calls given call constraints
 
-        fnd_srvc = input(str(service_dict) + "choose Finding call: (press 'enter' for default(4))")
-        target_idspc = int(input('how many ids per cat? (7692 max)'))
-
-        optional_params = {
-                "itemFilter(0).name":"Condition",
-                "itemFilter(0).value":"Used"
-                } # NOTE setting as default in get_data() method
-
-        if fnd_srvc != '':
-            fnd_srvc = int(fnd_srvc)
-            finding = FindingApi(fnd_srvc, target_idspc)
-        else:
-            fnd_srvc = 4
-            finding = FindingApi(fnd_srvc, target_idspc)
-
-        item_id_results = scrape_ids.main()
+        except (FileNotFoundError, ValueError):
+            item_id_results = scrape_ids.main()
+#        service_dict = {
+#                0: 'findItemsAdvanced', 1: 'findCompletedItems',
+#                2: 'findItemsByKeywords', 3: 'findItemsIneBayStores',
+#                4: 'findItemsByCategory', 5:'findItemsByProduct'}
+#        service_dict
+#
+#        fnd_srvc = input(str(service_dict) + "choose Finding call: (press 'enter' for default(4))")
+#        target_idspc = int(input('how many ids per cat? (7692 max)'))
+#
+#        optional_params = {
+#                "itemFilter(0).name":"Condition",
+#                "itemFilter(0).value":"Used"
+#                } # NOTE setting as default in get_data() method
+#
+#        if fnd_srvc != '':
+#            fnd_srvc = int(fnd_srvc)
+#            finding = FindingApi(fnd_srvc, target_idspc)
+#        else:
+#            fnd_srvc = 4
+#            finding = FindingApi(fnd_srvc, target_idspc)
+#
         with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
             for future in executor.map(self.get_item_from_findItemsByCategory, item_id_results):
                 for item in future: