Poked in a pawn shop to look around while traveling for work earlier this week and noticed that they had three boxes of 1000 primers...

For $290/K

That would get the ole lady’s attention when she seen a check for that much.

There’s an asshat in Ponca City trying to get $35.00 per 100. CCI small pistol pistol primers. The guys insane. Told me he “paid dearly” for the ones he has. Pfft!!!

It would be interesting to take a box of 1000 to sell and see what he offers you.
Give you an idea what he's got in the box he wants $290 for, although he almost certainly bought those at a cheaper price than he would offer you as it was probably from someone who stole them anyway.
I mean, is a pawn shop the first place you think of to sell primers?
And if you needed cash would primers be the first thing you tried to turn?
No, someone brought a load of stuff in and he bought it all, primers included.
I bet he wouldn't offer you $50.

Interesting that you say that. The pawn shop was in Ponca.