<<For example, a person who built a career in a particular country, has friends in that country, a family in that country, owns property in that country, how much could citizenship be worth to them? >> you do not need to be a citizen of a country in order to visit and stay long periods. The very construct of citizenship=family, carrier, property is so primitive and outdated. In the example of EU/EEA - it is 30+ countries with unified citizenship = opportunity for the holder of any of the members of these unions (without to comprise a nation or supra-state) enjoy full access to any other member-country just like if they are locals. Nowadays it is a norm to have family, friends, career and property in multiple nations. Just like it is a norm in federal states like USA to have these in multiple constituents.
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The point is that citizens are stakeholders and care about the future of their country. It's not easy to reach a point where you are so divorced from that to where you can renounce citizenship and go somewhere else. Since few people renounce citizenship why would you believe so many people would sell citizenship?
You regard this from feudal perspective. Bemused what ppl will do without lords. And if they get detached from the land ... If citizenship market exists between citizens ... it will be MASSIVE. Now is massive when it runs through the gvts, imagine if this hurdle removed. Stakeholders? Okay, are you chained by your stakes held in various organizations? The system I glimpsed will bring also enormous pressure onto gvts to improve and stay attractive / on demand / expensive. Passports JUST LIKE company shares.