I bought 20 or so to build a Christmas float. I think about $4 each then. But could have been just an opportune week to buy, too.
No so long ago they’d go on sale for 88 cents. Those days are gone. Even the crap $1 loaf of bread at WalMart just went up to $1.10
Last March/April when lumber was hitting all time highs (about where lumber is now), Home Depot and Lowes had $7.98 as the price for basic pine 8’ 2x4s.