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A Martin Longseth variety of paste did 50% from 2008 seed, but Italian Black from Bill Minkey (2008, again) did 3/50
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These are the kind of results that drive me crazy! Since the same age seeds have been in your possession, the storage conditions must have been similar, if not identical. So one can only speculate whether the different rate is from some condition of seed fermentation/cleaning, stage of tomato ripeness at seed saving, some factor at the time of pollination, or ????? Some varieties are said to be harder to germinate. I can't say I have experienced this, since my failures tend to be random and I usually don't start enough newer seeds (4-6) per variety to be able to say that with certainty. Often same variety seeds from another source will sprout just fine another year.