The market has definitely softened. Topps flooded the market with too many products in 2011/2012. They have pretty much cut back to 3 products a year the last two years, but the market may never recover from the initial flood. I haven't had too hard of a time trading. And I was able to sell a fair number of MMA cards at the The Card Show back in May.
I have always had good luck with UFC offerings, and I generally open a box or two of each product.
