Legacy
25%8.0
This is the permanent all-era pull of the player. It rewards names the hobby will keep circling back to even after short-term market cycles cool off.
Modern scoring mainstay | Value
DeMar DeRozan Card Profile
2009 Topps Chrome color and National Treasures RPA market
DeRozan has deep Toronto loyalty, a long scoring résumé, and a rookie year with strong Chrome and premium products. Liquidity is selective, so the best cards should stay anchored to refractors or National Treasures.
BCI collector score
7.6
Value
DD
Best buy lanes
DeMar DeRozan cards by budget
Entry Lane$500 and below
Entry Lane$500 and below
Start with 2009-10 Topps Chrome DeMar DeRozan rookie. It gives DeMar DeRozan collectors a recognizable reference point without paying for scarcity before the copy earns it.
What makes sense
- 2009-10 Topps Chrome DeMar DeRozan rookie
- 2009-10 Topps Chrome DeMar DeRozan Refractor rookie
Buying caution
Do not buy scattered low-end volume just because the player name is historically important.
Core Lane$500 to $2,500
Core Lane$500 to $2,500
2009-10 Topps Chrome DeMar DeRozan Refractor rookie is the market spine. Favor clean, accurately graded copies and compare eye appeal before stretching into a thinner lane.
What makes sense
- 2009-10 Topps Chrome DeMar DeRozan Refractor rookie
- 2009-10 National Treasures DeMar DeRozan Rookie Patch Autograph /99
Buying caution
If the card sits outside the real hierarchy, the discount has to be obvious.
Premium Lane$2,500 to $10,000
Premium Lane$2,500 to $10,000
2009-10 National Treasures DeMar DeRozan Rookie Patch Autograph /99 is the premium step because the card adds a real product, condition, or scarcity upgrade instead of a louder label.
What makes sense
- 2009-10 National Treasures DeMar DeRozan Rookie Patch Autograph /99
- 2009-10 Topps Chrome DeMar DeRozan Gold Refractor rookie /50
Buying caution
At this range, product strength and copy quality matter more than owning one more famous name.
Grail Lane$10,000 to $50,000
Grail Lane$10,000 to $50,000
At grail money, 2009-10 Topps Chrome DeMar DeRozan Gold Refractor rookie /50 needs strong eye appeal, an explainable population story, and patient price discovery.
What makes sense
- 2009-10 Topps Chrome DeMar DeRozan Gold Refractor rookie /50
- 2009-10 National Treasures DeMar DeRozan Rookie Logoman Autograph 1/1
Buying caution
Do not pay grail money unless the card itself has grail-level demand, scarcity, or historical weight.
Trophy Lane$50,000+
Trophy Lane$50,000+
Trophy-level spend belongs in 2009-10 National Treasures DeMar DeRozan Rookie Logoman Autograph 1/1. If that exact tier is unavailable, wait instead of substituting a merely expensive card.
What makes sense
- 2009-10 National Treasures DeMar DeRozan Rookie Logoman Autograph 1/1
- 2009-10 Topps Chrome DeMar DeRozan Gold Refractor rookie /50
Buying caution
Trophy-level buying should be patient, card-first, and honest about the buyer pool.
Collector traps to avoid
- Later autograph volume spread across too many teams and products.
- Base rookie slabs priced as if Chrome supply were scarce.
Career points create an easy pitch, but DeRozan's premium buyer pool remains much narrower than the headline statistic.
Score breakdown
Why DeMar DeRozan scores 7.6
Legacy
25%8.0
Catalog
22%7.8
Proof
18%6.9
Closed
17%8.1
Liquidity
10%6.4
Price
8%8.4
Sales proof
Top-end market context
Core lane
2009-10 Topps Chrome DeMar DeRozan Refractor rookie
This is the cleanest card-market reference point for the profile and the first lane collectors should understand.
Scarcity lane
2009-10 Topps Chrome DeMar DeRozan Gold Refractor rookie /50
Scarcity only helps when the product family and player demand are strong enough to make the card easy to explain.
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