An excellent analogy, it even has the exact same flaw as the original argument.
The answer to your analogy: YES I‘ll buy the 250 years shoes for $1000, IF they are more comfy and/or better looking.
Finding the corresponding flaw in the original argument is left as an exercise to the reader
You missed the point - question was would you buy 250 years shoes for $1000 if they are equally comfy and good looking to your perception as the ones made to last 150 years. In other words, would you pay for the feature you cannot possibly have any use of..