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How should I read 購売部?
It should be 購買部, and 購売部 is plain wrong. And you are right, in a lot of words 買 and 売 do share the same pronunciation バイ. 買 means to buy and 売 means to sell. There is even a word 売買{ばいばい} meaning ...
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How should I read 購売部?
It is こうばいぶ. Apparently 購買部 is the correct one, literally meaning "buying department".
According to this chiebukuro answer, since 購 means "to buy", 購買 is the only possibility and ...
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