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| wkuag's comment is right on... tomato seeds are naturally coated with germination inhibitors that are easily removed by fermentation.
check out the following link for a description and photos of preparing tomato seeds for good germination the next season.
http://gardening.about.com/od/totallytomatoes/ss/TomatoSeeds.htm
rotting in the field or passing through a digestive tract also removes the inhibitors.
Some people claim that swirling tomato seeds around in your mouth (exposing them to saliva) is also sufficient to remove the inhibitors... I haven't tested this.
good luck.
Joel
WIU Agriculture
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Saving tomato seed the right way??
