How do I get my hard drive removed?

My macbook air suffered liquid damage and will no longer turn on. I took it to the Apple store in Chandler, AZ and they were unable to work on it. I bought a new Mac and want to sell the old one for parts on EBAY but I need to know if it has a hard drive I should have removed before I sell it. The Apple store said there was nothing they could do to retrieve my data without me sending it in and paying a lot of money. Any advice on what I can do?

You seem to be asking two separate questions:
1. Does my MacBook Air have a hard drive? (Or does it have a solid state drive?)
2. Does my MacBook Air's storage facility still contain sensitive data? If so, how can I remove it?
I started to continue this with a long answer, but instead, here is the point.
I suggest forgetting about selling the old one for parts on eBay. Doing so would be like preparing a car for sale that had been totaled and reclaimed from salvage. Your expense (time and money) is very likely to far exceed your gain.
There is basically no parts market for a MacBook Air.

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