I am in contact with a brand and they have agreed on making us there exclusive seller on Amazon. But the problem is whenever I ask them for the contract, they say that they will send it but they don’t send it. It has been 2 weeks now.
I talked with one of the owners of the brand on Friday. He said that he had a meeting with his partners and they were not so sure about giving us exclusivity as they have not seen any large purchase made from our side, but the owner explained to his partners that he trusted us and he would like to give us a chance and they agreed. He said that he would send us the contract on Monday.
Then on Tuesday I approached him again and he said that he will send till 5pm. But still I have not received any contract.
I think for getting exclusivity you need to purchase a good healthy order and to build this trust you need to order their products as much as you can so they feel that you are really interested in their products.
You will be exclusive until they choose to let someone else sell it. I doubt you will get a contract. They control you not the other way around. They are doing you the favour not the other way around.
These types of brands are not trustworthy. I was working with one brand on an exclusivity agreement, and just one day before shipping, they canceled the agreement, saying they received a more beneficial opportunity. So, working with other brands is always risky.