I am the foul who ended up with that guitar...
Admittedly, I am not that familiarized with Tokais (should have checked the registry beforehand...) and I ended up paying too much for what ended up being a "mere" ST-50.
However... I have NEVER seen a 30 year old instrument in that condition... and the price paid, even if it is on the steep side, is still not much to fuss about compared to paying the same price for US Strat that would end up depreciating faster than a snowball would melt in the Death Valley, Arizona... lol
Hey, I paid $3100 for a R0 lemonburst Les Paul. A very fine guitar indeed, and a feast for the eyes to boot, but still a ripoff nevertheless... (what's in a name...)