Beware dimue aka dirk mueller

Bootlegger137 said:
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And again, it appears the package sent to Japan was forwarded on to Australia as the final destination. It wasn't 2 separate packages...look at the timeline (no overlapping dates).
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I don't see anything on the DHL info that indicates a package was forwarded??.....

Disregarding for the moment the image of the receipts, except for the ONE tracking number that is listed for BOTH packages.........
the image Amish Trooper posted of the information direct from DHLs site does show there are TWO packages tracking on that ONE number, but shipped on different dates according to the DHL tracking......
Blue for Japan, Orange for Australia.

Blue package shipped Mon., Aug. 27, Orange package shipped Wed., Aug 29......
Blue package successfully delivered in Japan on Sept. 9
Orange package successfully delivered in Australia on Sept. 12

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It certainly looks to me like it is two packages, two ship dates, two delivery dates, two different countries tracked with one number.

But, there is a ton of unanswerable questions--why the one went to Australia? And is the one that went to Australia the one that should have come to the United States? And if it is or if it isn't the US one, why is tracking showing shipment two days apart when the sender's image shows them mailed the same day?
Looks like it might just be a series of unfortunate events!?

Shylaah
 
Shylaah said:
And if it is or if it isn't the US one, why is tracking showing shipment two days apart when the sender's image shows them mailed the same day?
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It's entirely possible that DHL sent one of the packages 2 days later, even though they were dropped off at the same time, considering they went to different countries.
 
bunch of desktop detectives here huh-- im cracking up just reading all these proofs, claims, deductions and assumptions-- too funny--made my night!!

Hope it all works out.
 
I guess I missed my true calling--I just love a good mystery, can't help doing the diggy-scratchy-lookie-guessin' stuff!!

Shylaah
 
Eaglewood said:
bunch of desktop detectives here huh-- im cracking up just reading all these proofs, claims, deductions and assumptions-- too funny--made my night!!

Hope it all works out.
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So glad I could bring joy to someone. I can sleep easier knowing that now. Thanks for letting us know we brought a smile to your face. :rolleyes
 
Thanks for all your help guys... and if DHL lost it then fine but I called and all I get is "we're a 3rd party with no info, call German post.".. guy at dhl was telling to use Skype to get through, its bull shi* from DHL. And how come it seems this has happened more than twice with Dime... on here and other forums. I really thought the photo was doctored but as you guys pointed out the site does show 2 packages all listed under one tracking so... i just know I'm going to be happy to eat crow when it/if shows up...
 
Now, I've been reading this thread since it started and I thought: "Should I use my powers for good or evil?" You decide what this is:

I am in the business of photo manipulation and the answer lies elsewhere!
If you take the focus of the numbers and start focusing on the rest of the receipt, it becomes quite apparent.

The answer is in the artifacts that are created by compression, these are random, but there is some logic to it. They appear around contrasting parts (like lettering) for instance. Let's no go any further into that.

Look at the picture I made. Bottom lines have artifacts that follow the contrast of the letters logically. The top three line-cluster has a perfectly straight artifact line on bottom and top, this doesn't happen randomly. It is a filter (most probably "noise") applied to a cut-and-past part.

Second photo, without my scribbles and enhanced contrast, shows it more clearly.

Although it does not show you that the number had been copied, it definitively shows that it has been modified, reason enough to suspect foul play.

I've made my conclusion, you make your own. :)
 
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TheShinyOne said:
Now, I've been reading this thread since it started and I thought: "Should I use my powers for good or evil?" You decide what this is:

I am in the business of photo manipulation and the answer lies elsewhere!
If you take the focus of the numbers and start focusing on the rest of the receipt, it becomes quite apparent.

The answer is in the artifacts that are created by compression, these are random, but there is some logic to it. They appear around contrasting parts (like lettering) for instance. Let's no go any further into that.

Look at the picture I made. Bottom lines have artifacts that follow the contrast of the letters logically. The top three line-cluster has a perfectly straight artifact line on bottom and top, this doesn't happen randomly. It is a filter (most probably "noise") applied to a cut-and-past part.

Second photo, without my scribbles and enhanced contrast, shows it more clearly.

Although it does not show you that the number had been copied, it definitively shows that it has been modified, reason enough to suspect foul play.

I've made my conclusion, you make your own. :)
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It looks like standard jpeg artifacts to me. The reason they're noisy is because jpeg compression works in 8x8 blocks, and areas of detail/contrast will give noisier blocks than areas of relatively flat colour. Highly compressing any image will yield the same results, and the noise does correspond to multiples of 8x8 from my checking.
However, over-compression would help to hide image manipulation.

I'm not defending the image as legit, I just don't think that in particular is evidence against it. It's a relatively simple image, so if it was edited at a higher resolution, then scaled down and compressed, it could be hard to tell that it's edited, if done well.

This whole scenario confuses me, so I don't have an opinion on this either way, but I hope it gets sorted!
 
Shylaah, now that I see your pic Amish's didn't show on my computer (red x), yes it looks like I was wrong. Thanks for posting that pic. And yes...still a ton of unanswered questions...and even new ones, now.

As for the images...I worked in Graphic Design for almost 20 years before changing career direction, and in my experience I don't believe the images were manipulated. But hey...whatever. Opinions are like a certain orifice...everybody's got one and they all stink.

Eerie...I still hope it works out for you, and you either get your item or a refund.
 
DHL's website is the biggest mystery of them all. It either shows one package going from Germany to Japan and then on to Australia, or one package going from Germany to Japan and a second going from Germany to Australia. Either way, it still doesn't make sense since the receipts say one was to go to Japan and the other to the United States. Add the duplicate tracking number from both receipts, one package either redirected and one disappearing, or one going where it was supposed to and the other going someplace entirely different, and eerie4 still doesn't have his package no matter which way you slice it.

I've seen shipping company screw ups in my day, and I've seen alleged questionable sellers in my day, but in this case both have been thrown in to a blender and this situation is the result -- a buyer that no matter the reason is out money and doesn't have what was paid for. It's the seller's responsibility to ensure that the buyer receives their item, or receives a refund if the seller's choice of shipping company loses their minds (and/or the package) -- that's why insurance is always such a good idea, too. It's never the buyer's fault or responsibility to clean up the seller's mess since they have no control in the situation and I say that as someone that sells and ships a lot of stuff.

SirNedKingsly said:
Then how do you explain DHL's website - did he Photoshop that too?


Sent from my iPhone5 using mind control!
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Not to go on and on about this Blobvandam, but then the artifacts should be the same in the rest of the image since the are of the same quality and contrast.

But then again, I didn't say that this was a definitive way of telling the truth. I find it weird, that's all.
 
TheShinyOne said:
Not to go on and on about this Blobvandam, but then the artifacts should be the same in the rest of the image since the are of the same quality and contrast.

But then again, I didn't say that this was a definitive way of telling the truth. I find it weird, that's all.
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No problem. I don't want to go on and on about it either, since I'm also not trying to prove definitively one way or another, but I think it's an interesting point of discussion.

I meant contrast per 8x8 pixel "block". A block containing plain white paper has relatively little contrast/detail, but a block with text has white to black, and thus higher contrast/detail to preserve.
I've attached an image I just made in Photoshop to show the same artifacting. It's just a gradient background with some text over it, exported with 40% jpg quality (very easy to copy yourself if you want to duplicate the results). It looks like the same kind of artifact to me.
 
Oh, that's what you mean! I agree with that, I just meant te say that the artifacts act differently around the top three line-cluster then they do in the rest of the picture. Much more pronounced and following a straight line. I've indeed seen artifacts do that, but I see no reason why it should do so in this particular image. And why it isn't uniformly so. The background doesn't have that much tint-difference.
 
Oh yes, I see what you mean now! I misread your point and thought you were only comparing the noise, and not the shape. My bad there. It still seems ok to me though.
 
The question is who messed up with the doubled tracking id?

DHL or the sender?

Did he use a copy of a self printed label?
 
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