we just built a fence using cedar pickets. the first side we just went and bought the number we neaded for $1.20 ea at homedepot. then the next week they didnt have any good pickets, so we orderd a pallet on the phone and got them at 99c each. and we just went and picked them up at homedepot when they came in. depending on what type picked (cedar ,pine, gothic, dogear) they come in diffrent amounts some pallets are 360 to 600 pickets.