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In that case, would I just be better off selling the f&f and looking for a replacement, swapping everything over myself?
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Well a very broad "rule of thumb", is that anything new loses 25%/30% of it's value as soon as you walk out of the shop with it.
So you're taking a hit on the new stuff you've had fitted, without having had the benefit of any use from it.
Bearing that in mind, I think what you suggest is the least painful option.
You'll need to think about the compatibility of your parts with any new frame (perhaps the brakes and mounting the front derailleur), but you'll recover more by selling them individually (if necessary), than you would if it was sold as a complete bike.
Scilly.Suffolk
Sad to say, but I think you'd be doing well to recover what you spent at the LBS: around £250 seems to be the going rate.
I'd try the Cycling UK forum or YACF and start at £300, stressing the complete refurb and new parts, but be prepared to come down from that.