diff --git a/Vendoo.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/okechi.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate b/Vendoo.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/okechi.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate
index 1fd6d2c..e35b2a9 100644
Binary files a/Vendoo.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/okechi.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate and b/Vendoo.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/okechi.xcuserdatad/UserInterfaceState.xcuserstate differ
diff --git a/Vendoo.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/okechi.xcuserdatad/xcdebugger/Breakpoints_v2.xcbkptlist b/Vendoo.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/okechi.xcuserdatad/xcdebugger/Breakpoints_v2.xcbkptlist
index 0ec7902..75c7d77 100644
--- a/Vendoo.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/okechi.xcuserdatad/xcdebugger/Breakpoints_v2.xcbkptlist
+++ b/Vendoo.xcworkspace/xcuserdata/okechi.xcuserdatad/xcdebugger/Breakpoints_v2.xcbkptlist
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
                   moduleName = "Vendoo"
                   usesParentBreakpointCondition = "Yes"
                   urlString = "file:///Users/okechi/Documents/iOs%20Practice/Vendoo/Vendoo_bb/Vendoo/Vendoo/ListingPreviewViewController.swift"
-                  timestampString = "494945565.928084"
+                  timestampString = "494947669.046798"
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                   endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
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@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@
                   moduleName = "Vendoo"
                   usesParentBreakpointCondition = "Yes"
                   urlString = "file:///Users/okechi/Documents/iOs%20Practice/Vendoo/Vendoo_bb/Vendoo/Vendoo/ListingPreviewViewController.swift"
-                  timestampString = "494945565.929415"
+                  timestampString = "494947669.046896"
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                   endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
                   startingLineNumber = "51"
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
                   moduleName = "Vendoo"
                   usesParentBreakpointCondition = "Yes"
                   urlString = "file:///Users/okechi/Documents/iOs%20Practice/Vendoo/Vendoo_bb/Vendoo/Vendoo/ListingPreviewViewController.swift"
-                  timestampString = "494945565.929859"
+                  timestampString = "494947669.047065"
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                   endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
                   startingLineNumber = "51"
@@ -439,11 +439,11 @@
             ignoreCount = "0"
             continueAfterRunningActions = "No"
             filePath = "Vendoo/CategoriesTableViewController.swift"
-            timestampString = "494940975.718534"
+            timestampString = "494947668.680376"
             startingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
             endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
-            startingLineNumber = "764"
-            endingLineNumber = "764"
+            startingLineNumber = "768"
+            endingLineNumber = "768"
             landmarkName = "prepareForSegue(_:sender:)"
             landmarkType = "5">
          </BreakpointContent>
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@
                   moduleName = "Vendoo"
                   usesParentBreakpointCondition = "Yes"
                   urlString = "file:///Users/okechi/Documents/iOs%20Practice/Vendoo/Vendoo_bb/Vendoo/Vendoo/ListingPreviewViewController.swift"
-                  timestampString = "494945565.960792"
+                  timestampString = "494947669.050678"
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                   endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
                   startingLineNumber = "402"
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@
                   moduleName = "Vendoo"
                   usesParentBreakpointCondition = "Yes"
                   urlString = "file:///Users/okechi/Documents/iOs%20Practice/Vendoo/Vendoo_bb/Vendoo/Vendoo/ListingPreviewViewController.swift"
-                  timestampString = "494945565.961124"
+                  timestampString = "494947669.050781"
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                   endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
                   startingLineNumber = "402"
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
                   moduleName = "Vendoo"
                   usesParentBreakpointCondition = "Yes"
                   urlString = "file:///Users/okechi/Documents/iOs%20Practice/Vendoo/Vendoo_bb/Vendoo/Vendoo/ListingPreviewViewController.swift"
-                  timestampString = "494945565.96404"
+                  timestampString = "494947669.05145"
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                   endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
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@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@
                   moduleName = "Vendoo"
                   usesParentBreakpointCondition = "Yes"
                   urlString = "file:///Users/okechi/Documents/iOs%20Practice/Vendoo/Vendoo_bb/Vendoo/Vendoo/ListingPreviewViewController.swift"
-                  timestampString = "494945565.964294"
+                  timestampString = "494947669.051623"
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                   endingColumnNumber = "9223372036854775807"
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diff --git a/Vendoo/CategoriesTableViewController.swift b/Vendoo/CategoriesTableViewController.swift
index 027d126..cf4c1d3 100644
--- a/Vendoo/CategoriesTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Vendoo/CategoriesTableViewController.swift
@@ -697,11 +697,15 @@ class CategoriesTableViewController: UIViewController, UITableViewDelegate, UITa
         
         if(self.ebayManager.isAuthorized ) {
             var dict: Dictionary<String, Dictionary<String, AnyObject>> = (EbayWebServiceManager.settingsDictionary["categories"]!) as! Dictionary<String, Dictionary<String, AnyObject>>
+            
             let catDict = dict[self.selectedCategory]
-            if (!(catDict!["isLeaf"] as! Bool)){
+            if (catDict != nil && !(catDict!["isLeaf"] as! Bool)){
                 self.potentialEbay = true
                 self.navigateCategories()
             }
+            else{
+                self.performSegueWithIdentifier("NetworkSelectionSegue", sender: self)    
+            }
         }
         else {
             self.performSegueWithIdentifier("NetworkSelectionSegue", sender: self)
diff --git a/Vendoo/ItemImagePickerViewController.swift b/Vendoo/ItemImagePickerViewController.swift
index 168d1b5..3114c1c 100644
--- a/Vendoo/ItemImagePickerViewController.swift
+++ b/Vendoo/ItemImagePickerViewController.swift
@@ -428,7 +428,6 @@ extension ItemImagePickerViewController {
             //save listing to private user path in firebase
             let newListingRef = (self.tabBarController as? HomeViewController)?.firebaseManager.ref.child("Users").child("\(((self.tabBarController as? HomeViewController)?.firebaseManager.user_email)!)").child("user_Listings").childByAutoId()
             
-            let category = (self.pickerData[self.categoryPicker.selectedRowInComponent(0)])
             var counter = -1
             for bool in self.itemImagesSelections {
                 if bool {
@@ -441,7 +440,6 @@ extension ItemImagePickerViewController {
                                                            "seller email": (NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey("email") as? String)!,
                                                            "listingTitle": self.itemName.text,
                                                            "listingPrice": self.itemPrice.text,
-                                                           "listingCategory": category,
                                                            "listingDescription": self.itemDescription.text,
                                                            "listingQuantity": self.itemQuantity.text!,
                                                            "numberOfSupportingImages" : counter,
diff --git a/Vendoo/ItemTableViewController.swift b/Vendoo/ItemTableViewController.swift
index 0ce3949..2da8be4 100644
--- a/Vendoo/ItemTableViewController.swift
+++ b/Vendoo/ItemTableViewController.swift
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ extension ItemTableViewController {
         }
         let dict:[String:AnyObject] = [
             "pictures": tempImages,
-            "title": self.selectedListing.title,
-            "description": self.selectedListing.desc,
-            "price": self.selectedListing.price,
-            "category": self.selectedListing.category,
-            "quantity": self.selectedListing.quantity
+            "title": self.selectedListing.title != nil ? self.selectedListing.title : "",
+            "description": self.selectedListing.desc != nil ? self.selectedListing.desc: "",
+            "price": self.selectedListing.price != nil ? self.selectedListing.price : "",
+            "category": self.selectedListing.category != nil ? self.selectedListing.category : "",
+            "quantity": self.selectedListing.quantity != nil ? self.selectedListing.quantity: nil
         ]
         
         des.setDictionary(self.selectedListing.networks, itemdictionary: dict)
diff --git a/Vendoo/ListingPreviewViewController.swift b/Vendoo/ListingPreviewViewController.swift
index d94ec7e..7cff821 100644
--- a/Vendoo/ListingPreviewViewController.swift
+++ b/Vendoo/ListingPreviewViewController.swift
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ class ListingPreviewViewController: UIViewController {
                 self.publishBtn.enabled = false
             })
         }
+        
+        /*if(!self.networksDictionary["areNetworksChosen"]!) {
+            self.networks.hidden = true
+        }*/
         /*else if (self.itemViewState == "Editable") {
                 //self.cancel_backBtn.titleLabel?.text = "Back"
             
@@ -518,6 +522,7 @@ extension ListingPreviewViewController {
             
             //notifies once all selected networks have been posted to
             dispatch_group_notify(postingGroup, dispatch_get_main_queue(), {
+                //self.networksDictionary["areNetworksChosen"] = true
                 self.newInProgressListing.update(["listingID": newListingRef.key,
                     "seller email": (NSUserDefaults.standardUserDefaults().objectForKey("email") as? String)!,
                     "listingTitle": self.itemTitle.text,