<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 05:26:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@pauliinasoilu/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking Through]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had the most amazing and the most horrible reselling month you can imagine. First, Vinted kind of shadowbanned me for no obvious reason, and my only guess is that my photos are too good, like, they look]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@pauliinasoilu/breaking-through</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@pauliinasoilu/breaking-through</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pauliinasoilu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:27:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpaHjWa1KtePfMvJEQ34ppLJ6d1SpqpvuXVxnz84zGAwXeYiuDwrygEmoe4VHGNNgAMv53W8tM5qubAvQDByh8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The End of the Unfortunate Phone Saga]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of days ago, I received a phone that looked like it had been run over by a truck. I don’t know what exactly happened to it along the way, but whatever it went through, it clearly wasn’t gentle.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@pauliinasoilu/the-end-of-the-unfortunate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-124452/@pauliinasoilu/the-end-of-the-unfortunate</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-124452]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pauliinasoilu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:23:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqDfAzvjVtfEwFKA1izgiVbrcWt43gnAqZhMPZaArC53GKJSbRxTYAw8P98a8ReY3LBUXL8todtkngnk1HBaTG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Disaster to Silver Lining]]></title><description><![CDATA[I purchased my new phone on the 3rd of March, and I had been anxiously waiting for it to arrive ever since. My current phone, which I’ve had since 2019, has clearly been reaching the end of its life. 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Then Pedro]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@pauliinasoilu/war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-125125/@pauliinasoilu/war</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-125125]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[pauliinasoilu]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpsVnjmsL6PcJE2dYMdYW8U4p29DEcZ8kBsM4SFcbjLFjijyTeDZuiHoqCuQTXTPk6craHPnwrvjN8iqdhY9JN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unexpected Vintage Find]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was one p.m., and I was feeling absolutely lazy. I almost didn’t go to the flea market at all. It felt pointless to wander there so late when it closes at 2 p.m. anyway. But I went. 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