Again, dated 1st April.....

Nice images. Moved to Your Photos.

It depends how much you paid. Unfortunately, you have also admitted some degree of fault. On that basis, a price reduction might be a compromise, but then the idea that Fuji repaired it but didn't put all the parts back is a bit obscure, so there's room for doubt there.

Personally, I would either accept part of the blame and go for a partial refund, or pursue the other party strongly for a refund. If you do send it back it should be by Special delivery to ensure you have proof and the appropriate level of insurance. Even that of course is a cost.

So it does all depend on the costings of the various options.

Don't forget you also need to leave feedback wherever you bought it from, but it goes without saying this should be carefully factual, not accusing.

Don't be too harsh George, in practice most people won't resort to the law for such matters, so in effect it makes private sales more risky.

At least with a dealer there are Trading Standards to refer to and it's rarely necessary.

SRS do very well for us so do check out www.srsmicrosystems.co.uk

Well covered already, so I'll close this off to avoid a duplicated thread.

Could the rubbing be caused by the camera bag lining?

Private sales are not subject to the same legalities as sales from dealers, so it really is Caveat Emptor. Your final recourse would probably be the small claims court, which is messy.

I would simply say that it wasn't as described, so you would like a refund. If the seller is a genuine person then no doubt that is what will happen. If you never used flash and it didn't matter to you, then a part refund would be a possibility, but only if that's what you wanted.

We were all beginners once and there's certainly a lot to take in. Don't worry, we'd love to see your images as you go along the path!

Watch their website as special offers pop up on a regular basis.