'This is just insane': Olympic ticket sales for Paris Games have rocky start

An online system was meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring the masses to the Olympics for as little as $26… but not everyone is feeling lucky.

PARIS, France — Organizers of next year’s Paris Olympics promised relatively modest prices and “egalitarian” access to events, thanks to an online system meant to revolutionize ticket sales and bring the masses to stadiums and arenas for as little as $26.

As the month-long opening round of sales winds down, however, many “lucky” winners chosen to shop for the first 3 million tickets (out of 10 million total) are feeling frustrated, angry and cheated because their only option during

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