diff --git a/README b/README
index 4272c78..627f354 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ sudo docker-compose -f /srv/docker/config/docker-compose.yml up bookdb_web
 
 
 ########################################################### TODOS (next 29):
-TODO-27:	from missing, exclude any series where the only books we have are SOLD
 TODO-05:	should deleting really just ask if want to mark it as SOLD?  IN FACT, make delete button disabled until its sold... (and a tooltip to explain)
 TODO-09:	show books to buy view / printable
 
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 5b876f4..407d039 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -670,16 +670,26 @@ def unrated_books():
 def missing_books():
     tmp = db.engine.execute("select s.*, count(bsl.book_num) from book_series_link bsl, series s where bsl.book_num is not null and s.id = bsl.series_id group by s.id order by s.title")
     books=[]
+    sold=Owned.query.filter(Owned.name=='Sold').all()
     for t in tmp:
         if t.num_books != t.count:
+            num_sold=0
             bsl=Book_Series_Link.query.filter( Book_Series_Link.series_id==t.id ).order_by(Book_Series_Link.book_num).all()
             missing=[]
             for cnt in range(1,t.num_books+1):
                 missing.append( cnt )
+            # check to see if the only books in this series are SOLD, if so, there
+            # are no missing books here, I clearly dont want more of this series
             for b in bsl:
                 missing.remove( b.book_num )
-            # turn missing from array into string, and strip 0 and last char (the square brackets)
-            books.append( { 'id': t.id, 'title': t.title, 'num_books': t.num_books, 'missing': str(missing)[1:-1] } )
+                tmp_book=Book.query.get(b.book_id)
+                if tmp_book.owned == sold[0].id:
+                    num_sold = num_sold + 1
+            if num_sold == t.count:
+                print( "Seems that all the books in this {} are Sold, should not list it".format(t.title))
+            else:
+                # turn missing from array into string, and strip 0 and last char (the square brackets)
+                books.append( { 'id': t.id, 'title': t.title, 'num_books': t.num_books, 'missing': str(missing)[1:-1] } )
     return render_template("missing.html", books=books )
 
 @app.route("/wishlist", methods=["GET"])