diff --git a/ebay_api.py b/ebay_api.py
index 85b3dae..ab3e87d 100644
--- a/ebay_api.py
+++ b/ebay_api.py
@@ -41,14 +41,16 @@ class FindingApi:
             "SERVICE-VERSION":"1.13.0",
             "RESPONSE-DATA-FORMAT":"JSON",
             "categoryId":category_id,
-            "paginationInput.entriesPerPage":"100",
-            "paginationInput.PageNumber":i
+            "paginationInput.entriesPerPage":"10", # TODO change back to max = 100
+            "paginationInput.PageNumber":i,
+            "itemFilter(0).name":"Condition",
+            "itemFilter(0).value":"Used"
             }
 
         # TODO add try excepts here
         try:
             response = requests.get("https://svcs.ebay.com/services/search/FindingService/v1",
-                params=params, timeout=3)
+                params=params, timeout=4)
             response.raise_for_status()
 
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
@@ -134,7 +136,7 @@ class ShoppingApi:
                 }
 
             try:
-                response = requests.get("https://open.api.ebay.com/shopping?", params=params, timeout=1)
+                response = requests.get("https://open.api.ebay.com/shopping?", params=params, timeout=4)
                 response.raise_for_status()
 
             except requests.exceptions.RequestException:
@@ -158,7 +160,7 @@ class ShoppingApi:
         '''
         params = {
             "callname":"GetMultipleItems",
-            "appid":cfg.sec['SECURITY-APPNAME'],
+            "appid":cfg.sec['SECURITY-APPNAME'], # TODO check ebay.yaml for deprication. Might be why you're getting connection errors
             "version":"671",
             "responseencoding":"JSON",
             "ItemID":twenty_id,
@@ -166,7 +168,7 @@ class ShoppingApi:
             }
 
         try:
-            response = requests.get("https://open.api.ebay.com/shopping?", params=params, timeout=1)
+            response = requests.get("https://open.api.ebay.com/shopping?", params=params, timeout=4)
             response.raise_for_status()
 
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException: # TODO need better handling
@@ -190,14 +192,21 @@ class ShoppingApi:
 
         service_dict = {
                 0: 'findItemsAdvanced', 1: 'findCompletedItems',
-                2: 'findItemsAdvanced', 3: 'findCompletedItems',
-                4: 'findItemsByProduct'}
+                2: 'findItemsByKeywords', 3: 'findItemsIneBayStores',
+                4: 'findItemsByCategory', 5:'findItemsByProduct'}
         service_dict
 
-        fnd_srvc = int(input(str(service_dict) + "choose Finding call: ('press enter' for default(4))"))
+        fnd_srvc = input(str(service_dict) + "choose Finding call: (press 'enter' for default(4))")
         pg_num = int(input('how many pages? (76 max)'))
+
+        optional_params = {
+                "itemFilter(0).name":"Condition",
+                "itemFilter(0).value":"Used"
+                } # NOTE setting as default in get_data() method
+
         if fnd_srvc != '':
-            finding = FindingApi(fnd_srvc, pg_num) # TODO replace these test values before production or add option to change prior to execution
+            fnd_srvc = int(fnd_srvc)
+            finding = FindingApi(fnd_srvc, pg_num)
         else:
             fnd_srvc = 4
             finding = FindingApi(fnd_srvc, pg_num)
@@ -210,7 +219,7 @@ class ShoppingApi:
                 # data.update(future)
         with open('raw_data.txt', 'w') as f:
             json.dump(data, f)
-        return data # TODO each future is a list of dictionaries because the output of any multithreader in this method is a list. 
+        return data # each future is a list of dictionaries because the output of any multithreader in this method is a list. 
 
     # data dictionary can't update from list of dicts unless iterated over. Might need a different way to update. 
 # TODO It seems like the problem with updating the dictionary/csv file is starting here possibly; I think the item data is getting appended out of order from the item itself. 
@@ -241,7 +250,8 @@ class CurateData:
 
     def raw_df(self, raw_data):
         '''
-        creates pandas df from raw json. Indended to be used inline with direct
+        creates pandas df from raw json and saves master raw csv file as raw_df.csv.
+        Indended to be used inline with direct
         data stream from ebay's APIs
         '''
         to_json = json.dumps(raw_data)
@@ -469,7 +479,7 @@ class PreProcessing:
         '''
         pass
 
-        # TODO pipeline gameplan: 5 files: master img download dict,raw_json.txt, raw_json.csv, master_class_training.csv, master_nvl_training.csv
+        # TODO pipeline gameplan: 5 files: dict_pics.txt,raw_json.txt, raw_json.csv, expanded_class.csv, expanded_dropd.csv
         # cont... open raw_json.txt and append, same with csv --> process new data --> pull out image source+dest and expand new dfs for the additional pictures
         # if not exists and append to master img download dict
         # --> concat m_class_training df and m_nvl_training dfs with new data. Need to add inclusion tests for all files when opened and appended/concatted