FE Hoppy - yes; you just can't get a CofA for the aircraft if the data plate is sold.
Evanelpus - greetings from sunny Atlanta! Sorry about not responding earlier, but I haven't been in AN(M) for a while...
If you'll take a closer look, you'll see mine was the first reply to this topic - I think I answered 160to4DME's question, don't you?