Trash makes delete sound, no error messages, but files aren't deleted

Hi,
After solving my Trash problem with an undeletable file, I've now got another one.
When I go to empty Trash I get the small pop-up window asking if I'm sure I want to remove all the files. I click [OK] and the Mac makes the crunchy delete noise. BUT the Trash icon doesn't go back to the empty state, and, if I open the Trash window, the files are still there.
The same happens if I use Secure Delete.
I CAN delete files if I use a program like Trash It! or go back to the Terminal and use sudo to rm the files.
I've checked file permissions on the Trash and on the whole disk - nothing is amiss. I've verified the disk - it's okay. I've also used Tech Tool to scan the disk - no problems.
I created a second account and tried to use Trash there, it seems to work properly. So I'm guessing there is something wrong with one of the settings on my own user account, but I've no idea which one.
Has anyone else seen this problem before, and, is there a solution?
Many thanks,
Mike.
MacBook Pro 15" 2 Gb RAM Mac OS X (10.4.9)
MacBook Pro 15" 1 Gb RAM Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Hi mj
Thanks for the response. The problem's still there. Here's what happened:
mike$ sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash
Password:
rm: /Users/mike/.Trash: Directory not empty
Which is odd, from my UNIX days long ago it should have just demolished those files.
I used Trash It! to empty Trash (worked fine), then went back to the Terminal.
sudo rm -rf ~/.Trash
rm: /Users/mike/.Trash: Directory not empty
Which is odd - it didn't prompt me for a password the second time round. Should it?
mike$ cd .Trash
mike$ ls -al
total 0
drwx------ 3 mike mike 102 Mar 26 21:30 .
drwxrwxrwx 23 mike mike 884 Mar 26 19:35 ..
So ls thinks the directory is empty.
I'm now VERY confused.
MacBook Pro 15" 2 Gb RAM Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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