For many years I was lucky if I could afford to buy more then 3 or 4 boxes of 100 primers (Still that way) at a time, but a month ago I had a bit of left over cash after buying a home and moving and fixing up new (to me) home a bit (still needs a lot of fixing up) that I was able to buy a few sleeves/bricks/whatever they are called of 1,000 primers and some surplus powder.
Still no where near what I see some of you high volume shooters buying at one time several times a year, wish I could afford to do that even once every year or 3.
Michael Grace