diff --git a/ebay_api.py b/ebay_api.py
index 92ede92..87c9acf 100644
--- a/ebay_api.py
+++ b/ebay_api.py
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class FindingApi:
     # 'itemFilter(0).value':'Used' consider using this with findCompletedItems call
     # 'itemFilter(1).name':'ListingType'
     # 'itemFilter(1).value':'AuctionWithBIN'
+    # 'StartTimeNewest'
+    # HideDuplicateItems
 
     def get_data(self, category_id, i):
 
@@ -37,7 +39,8 @@ class FindingApi:
 
         '''
         consider using the sortOrder param to update by the latest listings first.
-        Also consider using the exlude duplicates param
+        Also consider using the exlude duplicates param and possibly others.
+        research ebay api docs to find cadidates
         '''
         params = {
             "OPERATION-NAME":self.service,
@@ -48,7 +51,9 @@ class FindingApi:
             "paginationInput.entriesPerPage":"100",
             "paginationInput.PageNumber":i,
             "itemFilter(0).name":"Condition",
-            "itemFilter(0).value":"Used"
+            "itemFilter(0).value":"Used",
+            "sortOrder":"StartTimeNewest",
+            "itemFilter(0).name":"HideDuplicateItems"
             }
 
         # TODO add try excepts here
@@ -81,28 +86,19 @@ class FindingApi:
         with open('cat_list.txt') as jf:
             cat_list = json.load(jf)
 
+        args = []
         for category_id in cat_list:
 
-            args = [(category_id, i) for i in pages] # NOTE alternatively you can use args.extend(args) to create master list of tuples with all cats
-            # instead of running concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor in a loop. Might be faster
+            bargs = [(category_id, i) for i in pages]
+            args.extend(bargs)
 
-            with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
-                for future in executor.map(lambda p: self.get_data(*p), args):
-                    data = future
+        with concurrent.futures.ThreadPoolExecutor() as executor:
+            for future in executor.map(lambda p: self.get_data(*p), args):
+                data = future
 
-                    '''
-                    These try excepts may be unnecessary. 
-                    '''
-                    try: # TODO if conditionals are not working due to each thread checking the same unedited item_id_results list
-                        training = pd.read_csv('training.csv')
-                        for item in data['findItemsByCategoryResponse'][0]['searchResult'][0]['item']:
-                            if (item not in training.values) and (item not in itemid_results_list): # might not be required
-                                itemid_results_list.append(item['itemId'][0])
-
-                    except (pd.errors.EmptyDataError, FileNotFoundError):
-                        for item in data['findItemsByCategoryResponse'][0]['searchResult'][0]['item']:
-                            if item not in itemid_results_list:
-                                itemid_results_list.append(item['itemId'][0])
+                for item in data['findItemsByCategoryResponse'][0]['searchResult'][0]['item']:
+                    if item not in itemid_results_list:
+                        itemid_results_list.append(item['itemId'][0])
 
         item_id_results = list(set(itemid_results_list))
         item_id_results = [','.join(itemid_results_list[n:n+20]) for n in list(range(0,
@@ -416,6 +412,10 @@ class CurateData:
         and creates custom {source:target} dictionary as dict_pics
         '''
 
+        # TODO add option to include only first image of each listing as
+        # others may be crappy for training. Also consider adding option to
+        # reduce the size of each pic downloaded
+
         try:
             with open('target_dirs.txt', 'r+') as f: # TODO you can add option to change directory here, too. Look up how to have optional arguments
                 target_dir = json.load(f)