diff --git a/packages/core/src/scrapers/facebook.ts b/packages/core/src/scrapers/facebook.ts
index f09ba38..0e23c6a 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/scrapers/facebook.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/scrapers/facebook.ts
@@ -361,6 +361,9 @@ async function fetchHtml(
       await delay(DELAY_MS);
       return { html, responseUrl: res.url || url };
     } catch (err) {
+      if (err instanceof HttpError) {
+        throw err;
+      }
       if (attempt >= maxRetries) throw err;
       await delay((attempt + 1) * retryBaseMs);
     }
@@ -1286,7 +1289,7 @@ export async function fetchFacebookItem(
     return null;
   }
 
-  if (classification.unavailable || itemHtml.includes("This item has been sold")) {
+  if (classification.unavailable) {
     logExtractionMetrics(false, itemId);
     console.warn(`Item ${itemId} appears to be sold or removed from marketplace.`);
     return null;
@@ -1304,6 +1307,11 @@ export async function fetchFacebookItem(
   if (!itemData) {
     logExtractionMetrics(false, itemId);
 
+    if (itemHtml.includes("This item has been sold")) {
+      console.warn(`Item ${itemId} appears to be sold or removed from marketplace.`);
+      return null;
+    }
+
     console.warn(
       `No item data found in Facebook marketplace page for item ${itemId}. This may indicate:`,
     );
diff --git a/packages/core/src/scrapers/kijiji.ts b/packages/core/src/scrapers/kijiji.ts
index 87408d3..2006667 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/scrapers/kijiji.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/scrapers/kijiji.ts
@@ -254,18 +254,31 @@ export function buildSearchUrl(
 
   let url = `${BASE_URL}/b-${categorySlug}/${locationSlug}/${slugify(keywords)}/k0c${categoryId}l${locationId}`;
 
-  const sortParam = options.sortBy
-    ? `&sort=${SORT_MAPPINGS[options.sortBy]}`
-    : "";
+  const sortValue =
+    options.sortBy && options.sortBy !== "relevancy"
+      ? SORT_MAPPINGS[options.sortBy]
+      : "relevancyDesc";
   const sortOrder = options.sortOrder === "asc" ? "ASC" : "DESC";
   const pageParam =
     options.page && options.page > 1 ? `&page=${options.page}` : "";
 
-  url += `?sort=relevancyDesc&view=list${sortParam}&order=${sortOrder}${pageParam}`;
+  url += `?sort=${sortValue}&view=list&order=${sortOrder}${pageParam}`;
 
   return url;
 }
 
+function findApolloListingKey(
+  apolloState: ApolloRecord,
+  predicate: (value: Record<string, unknown>) => boolean,
+): string | undefined {
+  return Object.keys(apolloState).find((key) => {
+    if (!key.startsWith("Listing:")) return false;
+
+    const value = apolloState[key];
+    return isRecord(value) && predicate(value);
+  });
+}
+
 /**
  * Slugifies a string for Kijiji search URLs
  */
@@ -497,9 +510,9 @@ function _parseListing(
   const apolloState = extractApolloState(htmlString);
   if (!apolloState) return null;
 
-  // Find the listing root key
-  const listingKey = Object.keys(apolloState).find((k) =>
-    k.includes("Listing"),
+  const listingKey = findApolloListingKey(
+    apolloState,
+    (value) => typeof value.url === "string" && typeof value.title === "string",
   );
   if (!listingKey) return null;
 
@@ -570,9 +583,12 @@ export async function parseDetailedListing(
   const apolloState = extractApolloState(htmlString);
   if (!apolloState) return null;
 
-  // Find the listing root key
-  const listingKey = Object.keys(apolloState).find((k) =>
-    k.includes("Listing"),
+  const listingKey = findApolloListingKey(
+    apolloState,
+    (value) =>
+      typeof value.url === "string" &&
+      typeof value.title === "string" &&
+      isRecord(value.price),
   );
   if (!listingKey) return null;
 
@@ -921,8 +937,12 @@ export default async function fetchKijijiItems(
     return true;
   });
 
-  console.log(`\nParsed ${filteredListings.length} detailed listings.`);
-  return finalizeResults(filteredListings);
+  console.log(
+    `\nParsed ${unstableMode.hideUnstableResults ? allListings.length : filteredListings.length} detailed listings.`,
+  );
+  return finalizeResults(
+    unstableMode.hideUnstableResults ? allListings : filteredListings,
+  );
 }
 
 // Re-export error classes for convenience
diff --git a/packages/core/test/facebook-core.test.ts b/packages/core/test/facebook-core.test.ts
index e685dd9..e3ab383 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/facebook-core.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/facebook-core.test.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ describe("Facebook Marketplace Scraper Core Tests", () => {
         try {
           const result = await fetchFacebookItem("123");
           expect(result).toBeNull();
+          expect(global.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
           expect(warnMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
             "Authentication error: Invalid or expired cookies. Update FACEBOOK_COOKIE with a fresh raw Cookie header string.",
           );
@@ -309,6 +310,54 @@ describe("Facebook Marketplace Scraper Core Tests", () => {
         expect(result?.listingStatus).toBe("SOLD");
       });
 
+      test("should still parse sold items when structured data exists", async () => {
+        const soldStructuredHtml = `
+          <html><body>
+            <div>This item has been sold</div>
+            <script>"XCometMarketplacePermalinkController"</script>
+            <script>
+              ${JSON.stringify({
+                payload: {
+                  listing: {
+                    id: "457",
+                    __typename: "GroupCommerceProductItem",
+                    marketplace_listing_title: "Structured Sold Item",
+                    formatted_price: { text: "CA$90" },
+                    listing_price: {
+                      amount: "90.00",
+                      currency: "CAD",
+                      amount_with_offset: "90.00",
+                    },
+                    is_sold: true,
+                    is_live: false,
+                  },
+                },
+              })}
+            </script>
+          </body></html>
+        `;
+
+        global.fetch = mock(() =>
+          Promise.resolve({
+            ok: true,
+            text: () => Promise.resolve(soldStructuredHtml),
+            url: "https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/457/",
+            headers: {
+              get: () => null,
+            },
+          }),
+        );
+
+        const result = await fetchFacebookItem("457");
+
+        expect(result).toEqual(
+          expect.objectContaining({
+            title: "Structured Sold Item",
+            listingStatus: "SOLD",
+          }),
+        );
+      });
+
       test("should handle successful item extraction", async () => {
         const mockData = {
           require: [
diff --git a/packages/core/test/kijiji-core.test.ts b/packages/core/test/kijiji-core.test.ts
index e226dac..f71a8d6 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/kijiji-core.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/kijiji-core.test.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   default as fetchKijijiItems,
   type DetailedListing,
   NetworkError,
+  parseDetailedListing,
   ParseError,
   RateLimitError,
   resolveCategoryId,
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ describe("URL Construction", () => {
         sortBy: "date",
         sortOrder: "asc",
       });
+      expect(dateUrl.match(/sort=/g)?.length).toBe(1);
       expect(dateUrl).toContain("sort=DATE");
       expect(dateUrl).toContain("order=ASC");
 
@@ -289,6 +291,141 @@ describe("fetchKijijiItems", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  test("classifies unstable mode using all parsed listings before price filtering", async () => {
+    const searchHtml = `
+      <html>
+        <script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">
+          ${JSON.stringify({
+            props: {
+              pageProps: {
+                __APOLLO_STATE__: {
+                  "Listing:1": { url: "/v-stable-one/k0l0", title: "Stable Listing One" },
+                  "Listing:2": { url: "/v-stable-two/k0l0", title: "Stable Listing Two" },
+                  "Listing:3": { url: "/v-unstable/k0l0", title: "Unstable Listing" },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          })}
+        </script>
+      </html>
+    `;
+
+    const listingHtml = (title: string, amount: number, slug: string) => `
+      <html>
+        <script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">
+          ${JSON.stringify({
+            props: {
+              pageProps: {
+                __APOLLO_STATE__: {
+                  "Listing:detail": {
+                    url: `/${slug}`,
+                    title,
+                    price: { amount, currency: "CAD", type: "FIXED" },
+                    type: "OFFER",
+                    status: "ACTIVE",
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          })}
+        </script>
+      </html>
+    `;
+
+    global.fetch = mock((input: string | URL | Request) => {
+      const url = typeof input === "string" ? input : input.toString();
+
+      if (url.includes("/k0c0l1700272")) {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          text: () => Promise.resolve(searchHtml),
+          headers: { get: () => null },
+          url,
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (url.endsWith("/v-stable-one/k0l0")) {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          text: () => Promise.resolve(listingHtml("Stable Listing One", 10000, "v-stable-one/k0l0")),
+          headers: { get: () => null },
+          url,
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (url.endsWith("/v-stable-two/k0l0")) {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          text: () => Promise.resolve(listingHtml("Stable Listing Two", 11000, "v-stable-two/k0l0")),
+          headers: { get: () => null },
+          url,
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (url.endsWith("/v-unstable/k0l0")) {
+        return Promise.resolve({
+          ok: true,
+          text: () => Promise.resolve(listingHtml("Unstable Listing", 7000, "v-unstable/k0l0")),
+          headers: { get: () => null },
+          url,
+        });
+      }
+
+      throw new Error(`Unexpected URL: ${url}`);
+    }) as typeof fetch;
+
+    const results = await fetchKijijiItems(
+      "phone",
+      1000,
+      "https://www.kijiji.ca",
+      { maxPages: 1, priceMin: 8000 },
+      {},
+      { hideUnstableResults: true },
+    );
+
+    expect(results).toEqual({
+      results: [
+        expect.objectContaining({ title: "Stable Listing One" }),
+        expect.objectContaining({ title: "Stable Listing Two" }),
+      ],
+      unstableResults: [expect.objectContaining({ title: "Unstable Listing" })],
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("parseDetailedListing ignores non-root listing-like entities", async () => {
+    const html = `
+      <html>
+        <script id="__NEXT_DATA__" type="application/json">
+          ${JSON.stringify({
+            props: {
+              pageProps: {
+                __APOLLO_STATE__: {
+                  "SearchListingCard:1": {
+                    url: "/v-card/k0l0",
+                    title: "Card Listing",
+                  },
+                  "Listing:detail": {
+                    url: "/v-detailed/k0l0",
+                    title: "Detailed Listing",
+                    price: { amount: 10000, currency: "CAD", type: "FIXED" },
+                    type: "OFFER",
+                    status: "ACTIVE",
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          })}
+        </script>
+      </html>
+    `;
+
+    const result = await parseDetailedListing(html, "https://www.kijiji.ca");
+
+    expect(result).toEqual(
+      expect.objectContaining({ title: "Detailed Listing" }),
+    );
+  });
+
   test("returns results and unstableResults when unstable mode is enabled", async () => {
     const searchHtml = `
       <html>