Well, as long as the energy symbols don't look funny, then you're golden. I just figured out that my Espeon has a 99% chance of being legitimate, since apparently it only comes in non-foil versions in English.
Crazy. I had to start saving for my own things at 8, when I started getting an allowance. First thing I bought was a Game Boy Color just before my 9th birthday (only thing that helps me remember this is the fact that I got Yellow that Christmas), and I got Blue version from my parents the very next day.
I've been intending to use a TCG avatar set for a while. I've just been lazy, though. Maybe I'll start this weekend and finally change from Fennel for the staff collab 6 months ago.