A distributed processing system includes a first computer, and a second computer that is coupled to the first computer by a computer network. Each physical object, of a plurality of physical objects, is associated with a unique corresponding identifier and with at least one person interested in the physical object. The present inventor has found that the use of less than the stoichiometric amount of the oxidative polymerization catalyst per mole of monomer can slow the polymerization of the monomer, creating oligomers that are shorter in length than if fully polymerized into a polymer. under a pressure between 5 Kgfcm2 and 50 Kgfcm2.