Making payment to manufacturer via SWIFT.

I came across a clothing brand that’s been making some pretty cool clothes. They accidentally made a post that had the logo of their Chinese manufacturer in the background of a video.

I contacted that manufacturer and have ordered a sample with them for one of my designs. The manufacturer is on alibaba but I reached them directly from their website.

When I was asked to make payment for the sample, they only accepted payment via SWIFT/Bank transfer.

I paid for the sample using this but I’m a little concerned with the bulk order. Not because they will scam me, just concerned that I won’t be protected if I receive the bulk order and they turn out worse than the sample.

What should I do? This is the first time I’ll be doing a bulk order if the sample is good.