diff --git a/ebay_api.py b/ebay_api.py
index a1031b3..9e82d96 100644
--- a/ebay_api.py
+++ b/ebay_api.py
@@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ class FindingApi:
         try:# TODO run pdb here to see how to extract itemId before update_df
             training = pd.read_csv('training.csv')
             for item in data['findItemsByCategoryResponse'][0]['searchResult'][0]['item']:
-                if item not in training.values not in itemid_results_list:# TODO need to figure out syntax to check if item_id is present in both list and training set. (list to avoid repeat results)
+                if (item not in training.values) and (item not in itemid_results_list):
                     itemid_results_list.append(item['itemId'][0]) # itemId
                     # values are in lists for some reason
         except (pd.errors.EmptyDataError, FileNotFoundError):
             for item in data['findItemsByCategoryResponse'][0]['searchResult'][0]['item']:
-                if item not in itemid_results_list:
+                if (item not in training.values) and (item not in itemid_results_list):
                     itemid_results_list.append(item['itemId'][0])
         item_id_results = [','.join(itemid_results_list[n:n+20]) for n in list(range(0,
             len(itemid_results_list), 20))]