[C]Functions Help!

[mtber]

The program i am working on i am trying to get it to display how many items are in a list. but i am trying to do it with a function. The program compiles correct and gives no errors but when i run the program and input some things when it displays the number of items in the list it only displays 1 and will not increment when new items are added. Can any one see what i am doing wrong. Thanks.

#include <stdio.h>
#include <conio.h>
#include <malloc.h>

struct item {char name[10];
              int dollars, cents;
              struct item *next_item;};
struct item * Get_item (void);
void Display_List (struct item * ptr);
int count_List (struct item * ptr);
int count = 0;
int ptr_total;
      
void main()
  { struct item *ptr2start_of_list = NULL;
    struct item *ptr_temp = NULL;
    struct item *ptr_total = NULL;
    char response;

    ptr2start_of_list = Get_item();

    
    
    while (1)
    {
    //This displays the number of items in the List
    printf("\nThere are %i in the list", count_List(ptr_total));
    //count_List(ptr_total);
    
    printf ("\nWould you like to add another item? (Y or N)\n");
    fflush(stdin);
    response = getch();
    if (response == 'y')
      { ptr_temp = Get_item();      //creates and fills new item
        ptr_temp->next_item = ptr2start_of_list;  //move the pointers to insert into list
        ptr2start_of_list = ptr_temp;
      }
    else break;
    }

    //this would be a good spot to display the list!!!
    printf ("\nThe list contains: \n");
    Display_List(ptr2start_of_list);

    //This displays the number of items in the List
    printf("\nThere are %i in the list", count_List);
    //count_List(ptr_total);
    
    fflush(stdin);
    getch();

    return;
  }

struct item * Get_item (void)
{   struct item *ptr;

        //create a space to store the info, then fill the space
    ptr = (struct item *) malloc (sizeof (struct item));
    printf("\nType an item name:   ");
    gets(ptr->name);
    printf("\nType in a price, dollars first:");
    scanf ("%i", &ptr->dollars);
    fflush(stdin);
    printf("\nNow cents: ");
    scanf ("%i", &ptr->cents);
    fflush(stdin);
    ptr->next_item = NULL;
            
    return (ptr);
}

void Display_List (struct item * ptr)
{
                    //traverse the list, displaying each member
    while (ptr != NULL)
    {
        printf("\n.... %s,  $%d.%.2d", ptr->name, ptr->dollars, ptr->cents);
        ptr = ptr->next_item;   //advance to next item in list
    }
    fflush(stdout);
    return;
}

count_List (struct item * ptr)
{int counter = 1;
    //Tracers the list. counting each member
    while (ptr != NULL)
    {
        counter++;

        ptr = ptr->next_item;   //advance to next item in list
        counter = ptr_total;

    }
       return (counter);
}

[mtber]

I got it working Thanks anyway