Yeah, the stores are pricing these things crazy for the most part. Especially when Hasbro (ToyShop) is selling them for $7.99 themselves - it shouldn't really be higher than that. Target is definitely the place to be this week, for anyone who is interested. I picked up the figures there for $5.99 each. That's much more in line with what they are worth. They aren't bad figures though really, the scale/articulation issues aside. Having them set up on the desk here, I can't say I would have minded if the Legends line had started at this type of scale from the beginning. A little easier to manage - space wise.
Speaking of Legends, I see there are a couple reports on the Fwoosh forums of HML2 showing up at Wal-Mart. One of the reports was from South Sioux City, NE of all places. I checked our store today while I was there, but just found 2 Hercules and a Banshee on the pegs. Maybe keep an eye out in your areas though.