Will the Genius bar restore 2 MacBook pros for me?

Does anyone know if the Genius Bar helps with resetting of MacBook Pros?
I have 2 that need to be deleted and resold but I don't feel confident doing it myself.
I have no idea where the original start up disc are so I don't know any other way to remove my personal info before reselling.
Any suggestions?

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